What is "allocatur"

Allocatur \Al`lo*ca"tur\, n. [LL., it is allowed, fr. allocare to allow.] (Law) ``Allowed.'' The word allocatur expresses the allowance of a proceeding, writ, order, etc., by a court, judge, or judicial officer.

n. (context legal English) The allowance of a proceeding, writ, order, etc., by a court, judge, or judicial officer.

Allocatur (from med. Lat. allocatur, "it is allowed"), in law, refers to the allowance of a writ or other pleading. It may also designate a certificate given by a taxing master, at the termination of an action, for the allowance of costs.