coram judice

[kawr-am joo-di-see, kohr-am]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adverb

Law.

before a court having the authority to hear and decide (the case in question).

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Word History and Origins

Origin of coram judice¹

1600–10; < Latin: in the presence of a judge

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Example Sentences

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Procrastinatio longa et inexplicabilis divortii petendi, et etiam inscitia culpabilis impotentiae consortis divortium impossibile coram judice civili reddunt.