imparlance

[ im-pahr-luh ns ]

/ ɪmˈpɑr ləns /

noun Law.

an extension of time granted to one party in a lawsuit to plead or to settle the dispute amicably.

a request for, or the permission granting, such a continuance.

Nearby words

imparipinnate, imparisyllabic, imparity, impark, imparl, imparlance, impart, impartial, impartible, impassable, impasse

Origin of imparlance

1570–80; < Anglo-French *emparlaunce, equivalent to Middle French emparl(er) to imparl + -aunce -ance

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