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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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AVISANDUM, AVIZANDUM, n. Sc. law. Used in a general way to mean “further consideration.” For legal definition see second quot. [ɑvɪz′ɑndʌm]Sc. 1721 Ramsay Poems 328:
Since dously ye do nought at Random, Then take my Bill to Avisandum.Sc. 1909 Green's Encycl. Law Scot. I. 553:
The term employed when the Court takes further time for the consideration of a cause, instead of pronouncing an immediate decision upon it. The Court is said to “take the case ad avizandum,” or to “make avizandum of the case.”wm.Sc. 1835 Laird of Logan (1868) 117:
When the honest trader called to ask about his case, he was told it was at avisandum.sm.Sc. 1923 R. W. McKenna Bracken and Thistledown (1929) 182:
When Duncan Sloss, the shepherd at Acre-end, proclaimed boldly that he was converted, the smiddy at once took his case to avizandum.Rxb. 1924 Hawick Express (22 Aug.) 1/7:
Sheriff Orr said that he would take this motion to avizandum, and adjourned the diet until Thursday of next week.