negative plea

negative plea
The terminology of equity for a pleading by the defendant which does not bring new matter of defense into the record but seeks to destroy the efficacy of the plaintiff's case by denying some single critical fact stated in the bill. 27 Am J2d Eq § 204.

Ballentine's law dictionary. . 1998.

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