AMPLIUS
\ˈamplɪəs], \ˈamplɪəs], \ˈa_m_p_l_ɪ__ə_s]\
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In the Roman law. More; further; more time. A word which the praetor pronounced in cases where there was any obscurity in a cause, and the judices were uncertain whether to condemn or acquit; by which the case was deferred to a day named. Adam, Rom. Ant 287.
By Henry Campbell Black
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