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Pleas of the Crown
Pleas of the Crown, the Criminal Law department of our jurisprudence; so called because the sovereign, in whom centres
Buying of pleas
Buying of pleas. See MAINTENANCE.
Suspension, pleas in
Suspension, pleas in, were those which showed some matter of temporary incapacity to proceed with the action or suit, Steph.
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Puis darrein continuance, plea of
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Chief Justice of the Common Pleas
Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, the presiding judge in the court of Common Pleas, and afterwards in the Common Pleas Division of the
Confession and avoidance, plea of
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Trial of an election petition
actual hearing of the petition. The matters relating to the service of summons, calling for and finalizing the pleadings, and setting the issues, are all constituent stages of the trial, Duryodhan v. Sitaram, AIR 1970 All 1.
Nul tort, plea of
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court of common pleas
court of common pleas often cap C&C&P : an intermediate-level court in some states (as Arkansas, Connecticut, and Ohio) having limited jurisdiction
VerbarNolo contendere
A plea by the defendant in a criminal prosecution which without admitting guilt subjects him to all the consequences of
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