coram judice

[ kawr-am joo-di-see, kohr-am ]

adverb

, Law.

1. before a court having the authority to hear and decide (the case in question).

Word History and Origins

Origin of coram judice¹

1600–10; < Latin: in the presence of a judge

Example Sentences

Procrastinatio longa et inexplicabilis divortii petendi, et etiam inscitia culpabilis impotentiae consortis divortium impossibile coram judice civili reddunt.

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