Avizandum

Last updated February 09, 2025

Avizandum (from Late Lat. avizare, "to consider"), a Scots law term; the judge "makes avizandum with a cause," i.e. takes time to consider their judgment.^[1]^[2]^[3] Compare to curia advisari vult, the term used in the English tradition.

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↑ This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain : Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Avizandum". Encyclopædia Britannica . Vol. 3 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 65.
↑ Clark, Bryan; Keegan, Gerard (2012). Scottish legal system. Law Essentials (3rd ed.). Dundee: Dundee University Press. p. 57. ISBN 978-1-84586-134-6.
↑ "Legal words explained". Scottish Legal Complaints Commission. Retrieved 8 February 2025.

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[1] This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain : Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Avizandum". Encyclopædia Britannica . Vol. 3 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 65.

[2] Clark, Bryan; Keegan, Gerard (2012). Scottish legal system. Law Essentials (3rd ed.). Dundee: Dundee University Press. p. 57. ISBN 978-1-84586-134-6.

[3] "Legal words explained". Scottish Legal Complaints Commission. Retrieved 8 February 2025.

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