Competent and omitted
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
(Scotch) Of a plea which might have been offered but was not.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
In Scotch practice. A term applied to a plea which might have been urged by a party during the dependence of a cause, but which had been omitted. Bell.
Defined under Competent in Black's Law Dictionary.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
In Scotch practice. A term applied to a ples which might have been urged by a party during the dependence of a cause, but which had been omitted. Bell.