supplicavit
/ˌsʌplɪˈkeɪvɪt/Law. Now historical
noun
A writ requiring a person or persons to keep the peace.
- The writ was chiefly used in cases where one person was in danger of being harmed by another, e.g. a domestic dispute..
Origin
Late Middle English; earliest use found in Chancery Petitions. From post-classical Latin supplicavit, name of a writ, specific use of classical Latin supplicāvit ‘he (or she) has supplicated’, 3rd person singular perfect indicative of supplicāre supplicate; so called from the first words of the writ: supplicavit nobis ‘he (or she) has supplicated us’.