avizandum
/ˌavɪˈzandəm
/noun [mass noun] Scots Law
Time taken for further consideration of a judgement: the court is to take the case to avizandum...
- Phrases like avizandum, used by a judge to announce he intends to reflect on a case, and ‘pro loco et tempore’, when the prosecution announces that a case has been dropped for the time being, could be banned.
- As a result considerable court resources and time were potentially to be required in circumstances in which a decision in the litigation at avizandum might well reduce the areas in dispute.
- I took the view that I was not to be further addressed and took the matter to avizandum.
Origin
Early 17th century: from medieval Latin, literally 'consideration', gerund of avizare 'consider, advise', from ad- 'to' + visere, frequentative of videre 'to see'.
Rhymes
- Leibovitz, Annie
- Leicester
- Leicester, Earl of
- Leicestershire
- Leichhardt, Ludwig
- Leics.
- Leiden
- Leigh, Janet
- Leighton, Frederic
- Leigh, Vivien
- Brown, John
- Brown, Lancelot
- brownness
- brown-nose
- brown-noser
- brownout
- brown owl
- brown paper
- brown pelican
- brown powder
- brown rat
- brown recluse
- brown recluse spider
- brown rice
- brown rot