Plea in discharge
Defined in 2 dictionaries — Black's (1910), Bouvier (1839)
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
One which admits that the plaintiff had a cause of action, but shows that it was discharged by some subsequent or collateral matter, as, payment or accord and satisfaction. Nichols v. Cecil, 106 Tenn. 455, 61 S. W. 768.
Defined under Plea in Black's Law Dictionary.
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States
John Bouvier · 1839
as distinguished from a plea in avoidance, is one which admits the demand, and instead of avoiding the matter of fact. Such are pleas of payment, release and the like.