You know what it looks like… but what is it called?
TAKE THE QUIZ“confession and avoidance”
We have one entry that includes the term confession and avoidance.
plea in confession and avoidance
: a plea admitting that the plaintiff once had a good cause of action as alleged but that it is barred by some subsequent or collateral matter pleaded in defense (as a repeal of the statute on which the cause of action is founded)
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
