defense in abatement — noun Plea to the effect that from some formal defect (e.g. misnomer, want of jurisdiction) the proceedings should be abated. Syn: plea in abatement … Wiktionary
Abatement — A*bate ment ( ment), n. [OF. abatement, F. abattement.] 1. The act of abating, or the state of being abated; a lessening, diminution, or reduction; removal or putting an end to; as, the abatement of a nuisance is the suppression thereof. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Plea in abatement — Abatement A*bate ment ( ment), n. [OF. abatement, F. abattement.] 1. The act of abating, or the state of being abated; a lessening, diminution, or reduction; removal or putting an end to; as, the abatement of a nuisance is the suppression thereof … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
plea 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 … Wiktionary
Global Defense Initiative — The United Nations Global Defense Initiative (or UNGDI for short) is a fictional militarized branch of the United Nations which is featured prominently in the of Westwood Studios Command Conquer real time strategy video games. A globalized and… … Wikipedia
issuable defense — In common law pleading, a technical expression meaning a plea to the merits, properly setting forth a legal defense, as distinguished from a plea in abatement, or any plea going only to delay the case … Black's law dictionary
issuable defense — In common law pleading, a technical expression meaning a plea to the merits, properly setting forth a legal defense, as distinguished from a plea in abatement, or any plea going only to delay the case … Black's law dictionary
Self-help — n. 1. The act of aiding one s self, without depending on the aid of others. [1913 Webster] 2. (Law) The right or fact of redressing or preventing wrongs by one s own action without recourse to legal proceedings, as in self defense, distress, aba … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Offset agreement — Defense offset agreements are legal trade practices in the aerospace and military industries. These commercial practices do not need state regulations but, since the purchasers are mostly military departments of sovereign nations comparable to… … Wikipedia
plea — / plē/ n [Anglo French plei plai legal action, trial, from Old French plait plaid, from Medieval Latin placitum, from Latin, decision, decree, from neuter of placitus, past participle of placēre to please, be decided] 1 a: an allegation of fact… … Law dictionary
