surplusage
The English word “surplusage” has 3 meanings listed here.
noun
- A surplus; a superabundance.
- Matter in pleading which is not necessary or relevant to the case, and may be rejected.
- A greater disbursement than the charge of the accountant amounts to.
Etymology
From Medieval Latin surplusagium, from surplus.
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