Special Errors
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
Special pleas in error are those which assign for error matters in confession and avoidance, as a release of errors, the act of limitations, and the like, to which the plaintiff in error may reply or demur.
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Special pleas in error are those which assign for error matters in confession and avoidance, as a release of errors, the act of limitations, and the like, to which the plaintiff in error may reply or demur. See Plea.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Special pleas in error are such as, instead of joining in error, allege some extraneous matter as a ground,of defeating the writ of error, e. g., a release of errors, expiration of the time within which error might be brought, or the like. To these, the plaintiff in error may either reply or demur.
Defined under Special in Black's Law Dictionary.