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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.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of imparlance1

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

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