MODERATE CASTIGAVIT
\mˈɒdəɹət kˈastɪɡˌavɪt], \mˈɒdəɹət kˈastɪɡˌavɪt], \m_ˈɒ_d_ə_ɹ_ə_t k_ˈa_s_t_ɪ_ɡ_ˌa_v_ɪ_t]\
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Lat. In pleading. He moderately chastised. The name of a plea in trespass which justifies an alleged battery on the ground that it consisted in a moderate chastisement of the plaintiff by the defendant, which, from their relations, the latter had a legal right to inflict.
By Henry Campbell Black
Word of the day
Dopamine Acetyltransferase
- An enzyme that catalyzes the of groups from acetyl-CoA to arylamines. They have wide specificity for aromatic amines, particularly serotonin, and can also catalyze acetyl transfer between arylamines without CoA. EC 2.3.1.5.