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Similiter
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Si-mil′i-ter
,Noun.
[L., in like manner.]
(Law)
The technical name of the form by which either party, in pleading, accepts the issue tendered by his opponent; – called sometimes a
joinder in issue
. Definition 2024
similiter
similiter
English
Noun
similiter (plural similiters)
- (law) The form by which either party, in pleading, accepts the issue tendered by his/her opponent; a joinder in issue.
Latin
Etymology
From similis (similar) + -iter (adverbial suffix)
Adverb
similiter (not comparable)
References
- similiter in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- similiter in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “similiter”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.