declinature

noun

de·​clin·​a·​ture

-nəchə(r)

plural -s

1

Scots law : a plea denying jurisdiction

2

: declination sense 5

Word History

Etymology

alteration (influenced by -ure) of earlier declinatour, from declinatour, adjective, denying jurisdiction, from Middle English (Scots), modification of Medieval Latin declinatorius

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