defense in abatement

English

Noun

defense in abatement

  1. (law) A plea to the effect that from some formal defect (e.g. misnomer, lack of jurisdiction) the proceedings should be abated.

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References
  • abatement in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
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