ATTENTAT
Etymology
Noun
attentat (plural attentats)
(legal, obsolete) Anything whatsoever, as a ruling, by the judge of a lower court in a matter pending an appeal.
(legal, obsolete) Any step wrongly innovated or attempted by an inferior judge in a suit.
(obsolete) An attempted assault or assassination of a political figure; a politically motivated attempted assault.
Source: Wiktionary
At*ten"tate, At*ten"tat, n. Etym: [L. attentatum, pl. attentata, fr. attentare to attempt: cf. F. attentat criminal attempt. See Attempt.]
1. An attempt; an assault. [Obs.] Bacon.
2. (Law) (a) A proceeding in a court of judicature, after an inhibition is decreed. (b) Any step wrongly innovated or attempted in a suit by an inferior judge.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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