declinature
noun
de·clin·a·ture
-nəchə(r)
plural -s
1
Scots law : a plea denying jurisdiction
2
: declination sense 5
Word History
Etymology
alteration (influenced by -ure) of earlier declinatour, from declinatour, adjective, denying jurisdiction, from Middle English (Scots), modification of Medieval Latin declinatorius