placitum
placitum (plas-[schwa]-t[schwa]m), n. [Latin] Hist. 1. Roman law. An imperial constitution. 2. A judicial decision. 3. A court; a judicial tribunal. 4. A judicial proceeding; a trial. 5. A fine, mulct, or pecuniary punishment. 6. A pleading or plea. 7. A paragraph or section of a title or page where the point decided in a […]