noun plural
: the number of days required for travel to a court formerly considered in English law as the fewest within which a new writ could be obtained after the abatement of a previous one
noun plural
: the number of days required for travel to a court formerly considered in English law as the fewest within which a new writ could be obtained after the abatement of a previous one
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012