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.

Synonyms

• plea in abatement

Translations

Translations

• Dutch: eis tot nietigheid,

References

• “abatement”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.