Plea - Law Dictionary Search Results

Qu' est eadem

Qu' est eadem (which is the same). In trespass and other actions, when the plea necessarily stated the trespass to have been committed at some other time, place, etc., than that laid in

the prisoner arraigned, before the jury is sworn. The parties may then challenge the jury. (see CHALLENGE.) The pleading are then (in civil causes and misdemeanours) opened by the junior counsel for the plaintiff; and if it

Payment of Money into Court

Payment into Court is not strictly a defence; it is rather an attempt at a compromise. No such plea was known to the Common Law; it is entirely the creature of Statute (Odgers on Pleading). By the

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Non detinet

Non detinet, a plea by way of traverse, which occurred in the action of detinue. This plea alleged that the defendant did

Material facts

Material facts, are concerned, this court has held that they should be fully set out in the election petition and if any fact is not set out, the petitioner cannot be permitted to adduce the evidence relating

Not guilty

Not guilty, a plea by way of traverse which occurred in actions of trespass, libel, or other tort, and amounted to a

principal applicant

principal applicant The person named in the petition. For example, an American citizen may file a petition for his married daughter to immigrate to the United

plead

plead plead·ed or: pled also: plead [pled] plead·ing [Anglo-French plaider to argue in a court of law, from Old

notice of action

and Immigration Services (USCIS) immigration form, Notice of Action, Form I-797 that says that USCIS has received a petition you submitted, taken action, approved a petition or denied a petition. Source: Department of State. March 2007.

arraign

to speak] : to bring (a defendant) before a judge or magistrate to hear the charges and to plead usually either guilty or not guilty compare indict NOTE: For a person to be formally arraigned, he or

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