"declinature" meaning in English

See declinature in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /dɪˈklɪnətʃə(ɹ)/ [UK] Forms: declinatures [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} declinature (countable and uncountable, plural declinatures)
  1. The act of declining or refusing. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-declinature-en-noun-FigTJKMm
  2. (law) The legal privilege of a party, in certain circumstances, to decline the jurisdiction of a judge before whom the party's case sits. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-declinature-en-noun-N~whX3tT Categories (other): Law Topics: law
  3. (law) Recusal. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-declinature-en-noun-g762LF-l Categories (other): Law, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 25 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 18 23 59 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 21 59 Topics: law

Inflected forms

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