"indicavit" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: indicavits [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin indicāvit (“he has indicated”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|la|indicāvit|t=he has indicated}} Borrowed from Latin indicāvit (“he has indicated”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} indicavit (plural indicavits)
  1. (UK, law) A writ of prohibition against proceeding in the spiritual court in certain cases, when the suit belongs to the common-law courts. Tags: UK Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-indicavit-en-noun-frjJdAwp Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Topics: law

Inflected forms

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