LITIS DENUNTIATIO

litis denuntiatio (lI-tis d[schwa]-n[schwa]n-s[h]ee-ay-shee-oh), n. [Latin] Civil law. The process by which a land purchaser, sued for possession of the land by a third party, notified the land seller and demanded aid in defending the suit under the seller’s warranty of title. — Also spelled litis denunciatio. Cf. LITEM DENUNTIARE.