imparlance

[ im-pahr-luhns ]

noun

, Law.

1. an extension of time granted to one party in a lawsuit to plead or to settle the dispute amicably.
2. a request for, or the permission granting, such a continuance.

Word History and Origins

Origin of imparlance¹

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