LITEM DENUNCIARE
\lˈa͡ɪtəm dɪnˈʌnsa͡ɪ͡ə], \lˈaɪtəm dɪnˈʌnsaɪə], \l_ˈaɪ_t_ə_m d_ɪ_n_ˈʌ_n_s_aɪə]\
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Lat. In the civil law. To cast the burden of a suit upon another: particularly used with reference to a purchaser of property who, being sued in respect to it by a third person, gives notice to his vendor and demands his aid in its defense. See Mackeld. Rom. Law,
By Henry Campbell Black
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Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.