a. [ad. late L. ēdictālis.] a. Of or pertaining to an edict or edicts; consisting of edicts. b. In Scotch Law: That is done by means of an ‘edict’ or public proclamation. Edictal citation: a citation (formerly) made by public announcement in cases where personal citation was impossible, e.g., when the person cited was resident outside the kingdom. The term is still retained, though the procedure which it strictly denotes is no longer used: see quot. 1880.
1814. Scott, in Lockhart (1839), IV. 215. All edictal citations are made at Scalloway.
1854. Blackw. Mag., LXXVI. 565. That reservoir of equity, the prætorian or edictal law of Rome.
1868. Act 31 & 32 Vict., c. 100 § 95. The Lord Ordinary shall also appoint edictal intimation thereof to be made by publication in the record of edictal citations.
1875. Poste, Gaius, III. (ed. 2), 327. Patrona mother of two children had … the edictal rights of patronus.
1880. Barclay, Digest Law Scotl. (ed. 4), 334. Edictal Citations or Intimations. In the case of foreigners, these were formerly given at the market cross of Edinburgh, and pier and shore of Leith. This is now more judiciously done by leaving the copies at the Office of Edictal Citations.
Hence Edictally adv., in an edictal manner; by public proclamation.
1868. Act 31 & 32 Vict., ci § 30. Publication has been made edictally in Edinburgh.
1887. Scotsman, 31 Jan., 10/2. On 19th November she charged him edictally to make payment.
