DILATORY PLEA

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A plea that delays the action without settling the cause of action; it can challenge the jurisdiction or claim disability of the defendant etc. (such defenses are usually raised in the defendant's answer)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("dilatory plea" is a kind of...):

plea ((law) a defendant's answer by a factual matter (as distinguished from a demurrer))

Domain category:

jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)

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