Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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general imparlance

See IMPARLANCE.

general imparlance.

The allowance of time until the court's next term, without reserving to the defendant the benefit of any exception. ( With this type of imparlance, the requesting defendant cannot later object to the jurisdiction of the court or plead any matter in abatement.

general special imparlance

See IMPARLANCE.

general special imparlance.

The allowance of time with a saving of all exceptions, so that a defendant might later plead not only in abatement but also to the jurisdiction.

imparlance

Hist. 1. A continuance granted for the purpose of giving the requesting party (usu. the defendant) further time to answer the adversary's last pleading (esp. the plaintiffs writ, bill, or count), often so that the parties will have time to settle the dispute. ( Imparlances were abolished in England in 1853. 2. A petition for such a continuance. 3. The permission granting such a continuance. - Formerly also spelled emparlance. -Also termed licentia loquendi.

special imparlance

See IMPARLANCE.

special imparlance.

The allowance of time with a saving only of exceptions to the writ, bill, or count, but not to the court's jurisdiction.