respondeat ouster
noun
re·spon·de·at ouster
-dēət-
: a judgment or order used upon denial of a dilatory plea to direct the party who made it to plead to the merits
Word History
Etymology
Latin respondeat let him make answer (3d singular present subjunctive of respondēre to respond) + Anglo-French ouster, oustre further, beyond, alteration of Old French outre, from Latin ultra