Plea

1.

A suit or action.

2.

A pleading.

3.

The pleading of the defendant.

4.

A defendant's pleading setting up matter of fact.

5.

In equity, a short answer in bar of the suit without giving discovery, stating facts which, if inserted in the bill, would render it demurrable. Pleas in abatement, avoidance, bar, confession and avoidance, dilatory, equitable, peremptory, puis darrein continuance, special: see those titles. In order of pleading, to showing some other court in which 2d. To the person of the fendant: pleas of disability, pleas of variance, death of parties, joinder, etc.

4th.

To the action plaintiff had no cause to have might have another on the same took his action.

5th.

To the ance, specialty of record, incertainty, itself: in bar thereof. The first sixth is peremptory, and includes ance, which are special pleas par cial pleas in bar, or special include the general issue, the traverse; and pleas of estoppel, special pleas in bar, as well as the cial plea proper. All dilatory pleas ment; but the latter term more fourth, and fifth classes. Demurrers head of the sixth division.

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In criminal law, the the jurisdiction.

2d.

In abatement. as autrefois, acquit, convict, attaint, eral issue of not guilty. Common subject and subject, as distiuot criminal actions. Court of V. Pleading. Plea side: r.

Court, To Plead. 1.

To litigate; v. Plea, ings, that part of a suit which parties, formerly oral, by which they 3. To make an allegation of fact as distinct from to demur; v. Plea, plea or plea in bar in answer to 5. (Colloquial.) To appear in a plead over: v. Pleading.