respondeat ouster

noun

re·​spon·​de·​at ouster

-dēət-

: a judgment or order used upon denial of a dilatory plea to direct the party who made it to plead to the merits

Word History

Etymology

Latin respondeat let him make answer (3d singular present subjunctive of respondēre to respond) + Anglo-French ouster, oustre further, beyond, alteration of Old French outre, from Latin ultra

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