Peremptory Defense
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
A defense ■which insists that the plaintiff never had the right to institute the suit, or that, if he had, the original right is extinguished or determined. 4 Bouv. Inst, note 4206.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
A defense denying the plaintiff’s right to sue.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A defense which insists that the plaintiff never had the right to institute the suit, or that, if he had, the original right is extinguished or determined. 4 Bouv. Inst. no. 4206.
Defined under Defense in Black's Law Dictionary.