Juridical Dictionary

This dictionary contains:
8526
juridical terms

Double plea






Double plea

The alleging, for one single purpose, two or more distinct grounds of defence, when one of them would be as effectual in law, as both or all.

RELATED TERMS
--------------------------------------

Single
By itself, unconnected.

Grounds
A legal basis for a divorce.

When
1) At which time, in wills, standing by itself unqualified and unexplained, this is a word of condition denoting the time at which the gift is to continence. 2) The context of a will may show that the word when is to be applied to the possession only, not to the vesting of a legacy; but to justify this construction, there must be circumstances, or other expressions in the will, showing such to have been the testator's intent.

Law
A rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society. The learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system.



SIMILAR TERMS
--------------------------------------

Double
Twofold.

Double actionability
The former English common law rule of conflict of laws in tort, whereby a suit could only be maintained in England for an alleged wrong committed abroad (1) if the wrong would have been actionable had it been committed in England and (2) if it was also civilly actionable in the place where it was committed.

Double cell
In the US penitentiary slang, housing two prisoners in a cell designed for one.

Double costs
Practice. According to the English law, when double costs are given by the statute, the term is not to be understood, according to its literal import, twice the amount of single costs, but in such case the costs are thus calculated. 1) The common costs; and, 2) Half of the common costs.

Double insurance
Contracts. Where the insured makes, two insurances on the same risk, and the same interest.

Double jeopardy
Putting a person on trial more than once for the same crime. It is forbidden by the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution.

Double renvoi
The application by the forum court to the conflict rules, including the renvoi rules, of a foreign state. Double renvoi, also known as the "foreign court theory", appears to be limited to England; see also renvoi.

Double voucher
A common recovery is sometimes suffered with double voucher, which occurs when the person first vouched to warranty, comes in and vouches over a third person.

Double waste
When a tenant, bound to repair, suffers a house to be wasted, and then unlawfully fells timber to repair it, he is said to commit double waste.



PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS
--------------------------------------

Double
Twofold.

Double actionability
The former English common law rule of conflict of laws in tort, whereby a suit could only be maintained in England for an alleged wrong committed abroad (1) if the wrong would have been actionable had it been committed in England and (2) if it was also civilly actionable in the place where it was committed.

Double costs
Practice. According to the English law, when double costs are given by the statute, the term is not to be understood, according to its literal import, twice the amount of single costs, but in such case the costs are thus calculated. 1) The common costs; and, 2) Half of the common costs.

Double insurance
Contracts. Where the insured makes, two insurances on the same risk, and the same interest.

Double jeopardy
Putting a person on trial more than once for the same crime. It is forbidden by the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution.

Double plea

Double renvoi
The application by the forum court to the conflict rules, including the renvoi rules, of a foreign state. Double renvoi, also known as the "foreign court theory", appears to be limited to England; see also renvoi.

Double voucher
A common recovery is sometimes suffered with double voucher, which occurs when the person first vouched to warranty, comes in and vouches over a third person.

Double waste
When a tenant, bound to repair, suffers a house to be wasted, and then unlawfully fells timber to repair it, he is said to commit double waste.

Dove
The name of a well known bird.

Dowager
A widow endowed; one who has a jointure.

We thank you for using the Juridical Dictionary to search for Double plea. If you have a better definition for Double plea than the one presented here, please let us know by making use of the suggest a term option. This definition of Double plea may be disputed by other professionals. Our attempt is to provide easy definitions on Double plea and any other medical topic for the public at large.
 


This dictionary contains 8526 terms.