Peremptory Plea
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
A plea which goes to destroy the right of action itself; a plea in bar or to the action. 3 Steph. Comm. 576; 3 Wooddeson, Lect. 57; 2 Saund. PI. & Ev. 645; 3 Bouv. Inst, note 2891.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
A plea setting up a peremptory defense. See Peremptory defense.
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
A plea which goes to destroy the right of action itself; a plea in bar or to the action. 3 Stepb. Com. 11th ed. 541; 2 Saund. PI. & Ev. 645.