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TAKE THE QUIZ“plea in”
The following 2 entries include the term plea in.
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)
special plea in bar
: a plea in bar admitting the facts alleged but avoiding the action by setting forth particular and new matter —distinguished from general issue compare issue sense 6a
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