Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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Cancelli

[Latin "lattice, grille"] Archaic. 1. Lines drawn on a writing, esp. a will, indicating its revocation. See CANCELLATION (1). 2. Hist. The rails or latticework enclosing the bar of a court.

a cancellis

[Law Latin] Hist. A chancellor, so called because he performed the duties of office behind a cancelli ("lattice").

a cancellis curiae explodi

[Law Latin] Hist. To be expelled from the bar of the court.