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Peremptory plea
Peremptory pleaPleading. A plea which denies the plaintiff's cause of action. RELATED TERMS-------------------------------------- Pleading Practice. The statement in a logical, and legal form, of the facts which constitute the plaintiff's cause of action, or the defendant's ground of defence; it is the formal mode of alleging that on the record, which would be the support, or the defence of the party in evidence. Plea 1) Chancery practice. "A plea," says Lord Bacon, speaking of proceedings in courts of equity, "is a foreign matter to discharge or stay the suit." 2) Practice. The defendant's answer by matter of fact, to the plaintiff's declaration. Cause 1) Civil law. It signifies the delivery of the thing, or the accomplishment of the act which is the object of a convention. 2) It is the consideration or motive for making a contract. 3) Pleading. The reason; the motive. 4) Practice. A contested question before a court of justice; it is a Suit or action. Action 1) French commercial. Stock in a company, shares in a corporation. 2)Civil law. An action instituted to avoid a sale onaccount of some Vice or defect in the thing sold which readers it either absolutely useless, or its use so inconvenient and, imperfect, that it must be, supposed the buyer would not have purchased it, had he known of the vice. SIMILAR TERMS-------------------------------------- Peregrini Civil law. Under the denomination of peregrini were comprehended all who did not enjoy any capacity of the law, namely, slaves, alien enemies, and such foreigners as belonged to nations with which the Romans bad not established relations. Peremptory Absolute; positive. A final determination to act without hope of renewing or altering. Peremptory challenge Request by a party that a judge not allow a certain prospective juror as a member of the jury. No reason or cause need be stated. Peremptory defence Equity, pleading. A defence which insists that the plaintiff never had the right to institute the suit, or that if he had, the original right is extinguished or determined. Peremptory defense That the plaintiff never had, or has not now, a right of action.Sham defense. A mere pretense of a defense, set up in bad faith, and without color of fact. PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS-------------------------------------- Peregrini Civil law. Under the denomination of peregrini were comprehended all who did not enjoy any capacity of the law, namely, slaves, alien enemies, and such foreigners as belonged to nations with which the Romans bad not established relations. Peremptory Absolute; positive. A final determination to act without hope of renewing or altering. Peremptory challenge Request by a party that a judge not allow a certain prospective juror as a member of the jury. No reason or cause need be stated. Peremptory defence Equity, pleading. A defence which insists that the plaintiff never had the right to institute the suit, or that if he had, the original right is extinguished or determined. Peremptory defense That the plaintiff never had, or has not now, a right of action.Sham defense. A mere pretense of a defense, set up in bad faith, and without color of fact. Peremptory plea Perfect Something complete. Perfidy The act of one who has engaged his faith to do a thing, and does not do it, but does the contrary. Performance The act of doing something; the thing done is also called a performance. Peril The accident by which a thing is lost. Peril of the sea Peril of the sea is some catastrophic force or event that would not be expected in the area of the voyage, at that time of year and that could not be reasonably guarded against. We thank you for using the Juridical Dictionary to search for Peremptory plea. If you have a better definition for Peremptory plea than the one presented here, please let us know by making use of the suggest a term option. This definition of Peremptory plea may be disputed by other professionals. Our attempt is to provide easy definitions on Peremptory plea and any other medical topic for the public at large.
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