special plea
special plea 特别答辩 １在美国指刑事被告人提出的有罪答辩或无罪答辩以外的其他形式的答辩。２在英国，指非以概括否认〔general issue〕的形式作出的答辩，而是提出一些确定性事项作为答辩理由，如未成年〔infancy〕、妻子的地位〔coverture〕、诉讼时傚法〔statute of limitations〕等。 (→special defence)
special plea
special plea
A plea alleging one or more new facts rather than merely disputing the legal grounds of the action or charge. • All pleas other than general issues are special pleas. See general issue under ISSUE(1).