plea in abatement

English

Noun

plea in abatement (plural pleas in abatement)

  1. (law) Plea to the effect that from some formal defect (e.g. misnomer, want of jurisdiction) the proceedings should be abated.

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References
  • plea in abatement in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
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