PLUS PETITIO

plus petitio (pl[schwa]s p[schwa]-tish-ee-oh). [Latin “overclaim” or “claiming too much”] Roman law. A claim for more than is due; esp., the mistake of claiming more in one’s pleadings than is due. • This was fatal to the action under classical law. Under cognitio extraordinaria, however, a claimant could continue the action, but could be liable […]