Defect of substance
Defined in 1 dictionary — Black's (1910)
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
An imperfection in the body or substantive part of a legal instrument, plea, indictment, etc., consisting in the omission of something which is essential to be set forth. State v. Startup, 39 N. J. Law, 482; Flexner v. Dickerson. 65 Ala. 132.
Defined under Defect in Black's Law Dictionary.