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Notice To Plead

Defined in 5 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

Written notice to defendant, requiring him to plead within of a plea. 1 Chit. Archb. Prac. (Prent. Ed.) 221. Notice to plead, indorsed on the declaration, or delivered separately, is sufficient without demanding plea or rule to plead, in England, by statute. See 3 Chit. St. 515.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

Notice in writing of the time within which a defendant must plead served upon him by the plaintiff.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

Written notice to defendant, requiring him to plead within a certain time. It must always be given before plaintiff can sign judgment for want of a plea. 1 Chitty, Archb. Pr. 221. Notice to ing plea or rule to plead, In England, by 337, 20 Am. Dec. 699; Den v. Adams, 12 N. statute. J. L. 99.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

This is a notice which, in the practice of some states, is prerequisite to the taking judgment by default. It proceeds from the plaintiff, and warns the defendant that he must plead to the declaration or complaint within a prescribed time.
—-Notice to produce.

In practice. A notice in writing, given in an action at law, requiring the opposite party to produce a certain described paper or document at the trial. Chit. Archb. Pr. 230 ; 3 Chit. Gen. Pr. 834.
Defined under Notice in Black's Law Dictionary.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

Thisisa notice which, in the practice of some states, is prerequisite to the taking judgment by default. It proceeds from the plaintiff, and warns the defendant that he must plead to the declaration or complaint within a prescribed time. law, requiring the opposite party to produce a certain described paper or document at the trial. Chit. Archb. Pr. 280; 3 Chit. Gen. Pr. 884.