IMPARLANCE


Meaning of IMPARLANCE in English

/im pahr"leuhns/ , n. 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.

[ 1570-80; emparlaunce, equiv. to MF emparl ( er ) to IMPARL + -aunce -ANCE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .