postea

noun

post·​ea

ˈpōstēə

plural -s

: the entry made by the trial judge after a verdict reciting that issue was joined and summarizing the proceedings

Word History

Etymology

Latin, afterward, from post after + ea, probably ablative of ea, feminine of is this, that, he

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