ˌamplēˈāshən noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle French, from Late Latin ampliation-, ampliatio, from Latin, postponement of the decision of a cause, from ampliatus (past part of ampliare to enlarge, postpone the decision of) + -ion-, -io -ion
1. archaic : enlargement , amplification
2.
[Latin ampliation-, ampliatio ]
: a postponement of the decision of a cause in civil law