Placita

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Placitum \Plac"i*tum\, n.; pl. {Placita}. [LL. See {Placit}.]
     1. A public court or assembly in the Middle Ages, over which
        the sovereign president when a consultation was held upon
        affairs of state. --Brande & C.
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     2. (Old Eng. Law) A court, or cause in court.
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     3. (Law) A plea; a pleading; a judicial proceeding; a suit.
        --Burrill.
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