quadruplicatio
quadruplicatio (kwah-dr[schwa]-pli-kay-shee-oh), n. [fr. Latin quadruplicatus “quadrupled”] 1. Roman law & civil law. A defendant’s pleading, following the triplicatio and similar to the rebutter at common law; the third defensive pleading. — Also termed quadruplication; (in old Scots law) quadruply. 2. Roman law. A plaintiff’s pleading, following the triplicatio, the replicatio, and the exceptio. Pl. […]