plea in discharge

plea in discharge
A form of plea in confession and avoidance in which the defendant admits the existence at one time of a cause of action but alleges that, before the action, the defendant satisfied and discharged plaintiff's claim by payment. Nichols v Cecil, 106 Tenn 455, 61 SW 768.

Ballentine's law dictionary. . 1998.

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