avizandum

(ˌævɪˈzændəm)

(Law) Scots law

a. a judge's or court's decision to consider a case privately before giving judgment

b. a judge's or court's private consideration of a case before giving judgment

c. the period during which judgment is delayed in these circumstances. A judge or court makes avizandum when time is needed to consider arguments or submissions made

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[from Medieval Latin, from avizare to consider; see advise]

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(17) And this is the title of the book that was published to honour him on the occasion of his retirement: A Steven, R Anderson, and J MacLeod (eds) Nothing So Practical As A Good Theory: Festschrift for George L Gretton (Avizandum, 2017).

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(78) See Stephen Thomson, 77ie Nobile Officium: The Extraordinary Equitable Jurisdiction of the Supreme Courts of Scotland (Avizandum Publishing, 2015) ch 1; Thomson, 'The Doctrinal Core of the Supervisory Jurisdiction of the Court of Session' (n 10) 674-6.

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