See Also: imparlance(medicine)
imparlance(dictionary)
GENERAL IMPARLANCE, pleading(law)
SPECIAL IMPARLANCE, pleading(law)
GENERAL SPECIAL IMPARLANCE, pleading(law)

imparlance (iou)



imparlance noun. obsolete exc. Hist. Also emparlance. L16.
[Old French emparlance, from emparler: see IMPARL, -ANCE.]
The action of consulting together on a matter, esp. before taking action; conference, discussion. L16-E19.
Law. An extension of the time allowed for a response in pleading a case, so that the two parties can confer and negotiate an amicable settlement; a petition for, or the granting of, this time. E17.