dilatory

English - Turkish

Definition of dilatory in English Turkish dictionary: geciktirme; erteleyici; üşenen; geciktirici; ağırdan alan; yavaş; üşenme; dilatoriness işini ağırdan alma; üşenerek; {s} oyalayıcı; dilatorily ağırdan alarak; {s} üşengeç; {s} işi ağırdan alan, geciktiren; {s} ağır, yavaş
dilatoriness: tembellik
dilatoriness: üşenme
dilatoriness: geciktirme
dilatoriness: üşengeçlik
wasting time: zaman israf
dilatoriness: {i} ağırdan alma

English - English

Definition of dilatory in English English dictionary: Intentionally delaying (someone or something), intended to cause delay, gain time, or defer decision
a dilatory strategy.; Slow or tardy; tending to cause delay; {a} slow, slothful, idle, backward, long; Marked by procrastination or delay; tardy; slow; sluggish; said of actions or measures; Intentionally delaying (someone or something); {s} negligent; procrastinating, delaying, tardy, lagging; (Adj ) -tending to delay or procrastinate; slow; tardy; wasting time; \DIL-uh-tor-ee\, adjective: 1 Tending to put off what ought to be done at once; given to procrastination 2 Marked by procrastination or delay; intended to cause delay; -- said of actions or measures; causing delay, repetitive; Someone or something that is dilatory is slow and causes delay. You might expect politicians to smooth things out when civil servants are being dilatory. slow in doing something (dilatorius, from dilatus, past participle of differre ; DIFFER); using cautious slow strategy to wear down opposition; avoiding direct confrontation; "a fabian policy"; inclined to waste time and lag behind; wasting time inclined to waste time and lag behind; Said of a defense or a plea that resists the plaintiff's present right of recovery by interposing some temporary objection, as that the court has no jurisdiction, that the plaintiff lacks capacity to sue See 3 Bl Com 301 A form of plea; intended to cause delay, gain time, or defer decision, example: a dilatory strategy; Designed to cause delay; Inclined to defer or put off what ought to be done at once; given the procrastination; delaying; procrastinating; loitering; as, a dilatory servant
dilatory plea: a plea that delays the action without settling the cause of action; it can challenge the jurisdiction or claim disability of the defendant etc
dilatory plea: (such defenses are usually raised in the defendant's answer)
dilatoriness: {n} slowness, slothfulness, idleness
dilatorily: negligently; procrastinatingly, in a manner intending to delay
dilatorily: In a dilatory manner
dilatorily: With delay; tardily
dilatoriness: The state or quality of being dilatory (late, tardy.)
dilatoriness: The quality of being dilatory; lateness; slowness; tardiness; sluggishness
dilatoriness: slowness as a consequence of not getting around to it
dilatoriness: {i} negligence; procrastination, tardiness, delay