"circumduce" meaning in English

See circumduce in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: circumduces [present, singular, third-person], circumducing [participle, present], circumduced [participle, past], circumduced [past]
Etymology: See circumduct. Head templates: {{en-verb}} circumduce (third-person singular simple present circumduces, present participle circumducing, simple past and past participle circumduced)
  1. (archaic, law, Scotland, transitive) To declare elapsed, as the time allowed for introducing evidence. Tags: Scotland, archaic, transitive Categories (topical): Law Derived forms: circumduction
    Sense id: en-circumduce-en-verb-DYzWpstD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Scottish English Topics: law

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "(archaic, law, Scotland, transitive) To declare elapsed, as the time allowed for introducing evidence."
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