significavit
noun
sig·nif·i·ca·vit
| \ -kävə̇t, -kāv-\
plural -s
Definition of significavit
1a
: a bishop's certificate that a person has been in a state of excommunication for 40 days
b
: a resulting chancery writ ordering the recalcitrant's imprisonment until submission to the church
2
: a writ commanding a stay of a suit because of plaintiff's excommunication
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