DE FINE NON CAPIENDO PRO PULCHRE PLACITANDO

de fine non capiendo pro pulchre placitando (dee fI-nee non kap-ee-en-doh proh p[schwa]l-kree plas-[schwa]-tan-doh), n. [Law Latin “of not taking a fine for amending a bad pleading”] Hist. A writ prohibiting the imposition of a fine for bad pleading. See BEAUPLEADER.