See Also: leucosoid(medicine)

litiscontestation (iou) and leucosoid (medicine)


litiscontestation (iou)



litiscontestation noun. LME.
[from Latin litis (genit. of lis lawsuit) + contestatio(n-) (see CONTESTATION).]
Civil & Scots Law. The formal entry of a suit in a court of law. Also, the establishment and joinder of contentious issues.

leucosoid (medicine)


leucosoid
<zoology> Like or pertaining to the Leucosoidea, a tribe of marine crabs including the box crab or Calappa.

Origin: NL. Leucosia, the typical genus (fr. Gr. White).

Source: Websters Dictionary