plea
81plea of liberum tenementum — A plea of freehold; a plea which in some jurisdictions is allowed to be interposed by the defendant in an action of trespass. Fort Dearborn Lodge v Klein, 115 Ill 177, 3 NE 272 …
82plea puis darrein continuance — A plea alleging matters of defense arising after the commencement of the action and after issue joined. 41 Am J1st Pl § 168. A plea which impugns the right of further prosecution, not the right of an action altogether. Heirn v Carron, 19 Miss 11… …
83plea bargain — noun see plea bargaining …
84plea-bargain — intransitive verb see plea bargaining …
85plea bargaining — an agreement between a prosecutor and a defendant whereby the defendant is allowed to plead guilty to a lesser charge rather than risk conviction for a graver crime in order to avoid a protracted trial or to win the defendant s cooperation as a… …
86plea bargain — noun An agreement in which a defendant agrees to plead guilty to a lesser charge instead of not guilty to a greater one See Also: plea bargain …
87plea-bargain — verb To make an agreement in which a defendant agrees to plead guilty to a lesser charge instead of not guilty to a greater one See Also: plea bargain …
88plea in abatement — noun Plea to the effect that from some formal defect (e.g. misnomer, want of jurisdiction) the proceedings should be abated. Syn: defense in abatement …
89plea, plead — Police in plea for more funds (Evening Standard headline). The story beneath the headline described a routine request for more money. Unless there is a genuine sense of urgency and at least a hint of submissive entreaty,/)/^ almost always… …
90plea, plead — Police in plea for more funds (Evening Standard headline). The story beneath the headline described a routine request for more money. Unless there is a genuine sense of urgency and at least a hint of submissive entreaty,/)/^ almost always… …
