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Originally appearing in Volume V08, Page 271 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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DILATORY (from See also:Lat. dilatus, from differre, to put off or delay) , delaying, or slow; in See also:law a " See also:dilatory plea " is one made merely for delaying the suit .

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