essoinde malo villae

essoin de malo villae (dee mal-oh vil-ee). Hist. A procedure by which a defendant, who was in court the first day but was then taken ill without pleading, would send two essoiners to state in court that the defendant was detained by sickness in a particular village and thus unable to attend. • This essoin would be accepted unless the plaintiff could show its falsity.

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词条贡献者

资深译员Gilbert，国际知名法学院法律翻译专业，擅长翻译各类与复杂知识产权诉讼相关的法律文件。