declinatory plea
declinatory plea. Hist. A pretrial plea claiming benefit of clergy. — Also termed plea of sanctuary. See BENEFIT OF CLERGY.
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plea of nil debet
plea of nil debet 不欠债答辩 在简单合同〔simple contract〕之债或其他非基于盖印合同〔contract under seal〕或终结性记载的债务诉讼中，被告提出的一种概括否认答辩〔general plea〕。 (→nil debet)
baby act pleading the
baby act, pleading the. Slang. The act of asserting a person’s infancy as a defense to a contract claim.
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plea in estoppel
Common-law pleading. A plea that neither confesses nor avoids but rather pleads a previous inconsistent act, allegation, or denial on the part of the adverse party to preclude that party from maintaining an action or defense.
interplea
interplea. A pleading by which a stakeholder places the disputed property into the court’s registry; the plea made by an interpleader. See INTERPLEADER.
affirmative plea
affirmative plea 肯定性答辩 １在衡平法诉讼中，被告提出了起诉状〔bill〕中未包含的新的事实的答辩，如果该新的事实成立，将导致原告的起诉被驳回。最初，这是衡平法上仅有的一种答辩。现美国《联邦民事诉讼规则》〔Federal Rules of Civil Procedure〕已废除了这种答辩；２在普通法上，指提出在概括否认答辩〔general issue〕中无法证明之事项的特别答辩。
plea to the declaration
A plea in abatement that objects to the declaration and applies immediately to it. — Also termed plea to the count.
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declinatory plea
declinatory plea 〈英〉(在庭审或定罪前)主张神职人员特权〔benefit of clergy〕的答辩 也称教堂庇护权答辩〔plea of sanctuary〕。现已废除。
mispleading
mispleading n. (诉状的)陈述不当；答辩不当；诉词瑕疵指在起诉状或答辩状中存在实质性瑕疵或遗漏有关案件的实质性情事。如原告对权利的主张不仅方式上有误，而且权利本身存在实质性瑕疵；又如在债务案件中，被告不是答辩「根本不欠债」而是辩称「无罪」。美国联邦和许多州的民事诉讼规则允许当事人修改不正确或有缺陷的诉状。