Skip to content


Plea - Law Dictionary Search Results

Home Dictionary Name: plea

plea

a statute of limitations to an action plea of abatement plea in abatement in this entry 2 a an accused party


Petition

not more than twenty names should be signed to a petition to the crown or either house of parliament for alteration


Plea

defeating the action consult bullen and leake or odgers on pleading and ch arch practice in equity a plea was resorted


Bar, plea in

divided into 1 pleas by way of traverse and 2 pleas by confession and avoidance in equity a plea in bar


Petition de droit (Petition of Right UK)

to owe its origin of edward i by the uk petition of right act 1860 23 24 vict c 34 commonly


nolo contendere plea

term that means it is not contested this type of plea is rarely entered the motivation for entering a nolo plea


upgrade a petition

for her his priority date to be reached upgrading a petition sometimes has consequences a preference petition for a spouse permits


Dilatory pleas

four days from delivery of declaration 4 anne c 16 pleas in abatement are now abolished see abatement


Petition of Right

to the laws and statutes of the realm to this petition the king at first sent an evasive answer the king


Puis darrein continuance, plea of

when the matter of defence arose after writ but before plea or continuance it was said to be pleaded to the


  • << Prev.

Sign-up to get more results

Unlock complete result pages and premium legal research features.

Start Free Trial

Save Judgments// Add Notes // Store Search Result sets // Organize Client Files //