LITIS CONTESTATIO
\lˈa͡ɪtɪs kɒntɪstˈe͡ɪʃɪˌə͡ʊ], \lˈaɪtɪs kɒntɪstˈeɪʃɪˌəʊ], \l_ˈaɪ_t_ɪ_s k_ɒ_n_t_ɪ_s_t_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ɪ__ˌəʊ]\
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Lat. In the civil and canon law. Contestation of suit; the process of contesting a suit by the opposing statements of the respective parties; the process of coming to an issue; the attainment of an issue; the issue itself. In the practice of the ccclcsiastical courts. The general answer made by the defendant, in which he denies the matter charged against liim in the libel. Ilallifax, Civil Law, b. 3, c. 11, no. 9. In admiralty practice. The general issue. 2 Browne, Civil & Adm. Law, 35S, and note.
By Henry Campbell Black
