- plea side
- The civil side or department of a court as distinguished from the criminal department.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
plea side
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side — Margin, edge, or border. An area or field in a graphic sense, as equity side. See civil side; equity side; plea side … Ballentine's law dictionary
plea bargain — n. An agreement made between a criminal defendant and the prosecutor in which the defendant agrees to plead guilty to a lesser offense in exchange for a lighter punishment after conviction. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An… … Law dictionary
Plea in bar — Bar Bar (b[aum]r), n. [OE. barre, F. barre, fr. LL. barra, W. bar the branch of a tree, bar, baren branch, Gael. & Ir. barra bar. [root]91.] 1. A piece of wood, metal, or other material, long in proportion to its breadth or thickness, used as a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
plea — n 1. defense, vindication, argument, apologia, justification. 2. excuse, pretext, reason; apology, extenuation, palliation. 3. appeal, entreaty, request, petition, suppliance, supplication, solicitation, suit; imploration, invocation, prayer. 4.… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
Supply-side economics — is an arguably heterodox school of macroeconomic thought that argues that economic growth can be most effectively created using incentives for people to produce (supply) goods and services, such as adjusting income tax and capital gains tax rates … Wikipedia
special plea — noun : a plea (as of infancy, statute of limitations or of frauds, discharge in bankruptcy or release) alleging new and affirmative matter as a defense without denying any allegations of the opponent : a plea in bar or in avoidance of what… … Useful english dictionary
Special plea in bar — Special Spe cial, a. [L. specialis, fr. species a particular sort, kind, or quality: cf. F. sp[ e]cial. See {Species}, and cf. {Especial}.] 1. Of or pertaining to a species; constituting a species or sort. [1913 Webster] A special is called by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Counter plea — Counter Coun ter, a. Contrary; opposite; contrasted; opposed; adverse; antagonistic; as, a counter current; a counter revolution; a counter poison; a counter agent; counter fugue. Innumerable facts attesting the counter principle. I. Taylor.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Double plea — Double Dou ble (d[u^]b l), a. [OE. doble, duble, double, OF. doble, duble, double, F. double, fr. L. duplus, fr. the root of duo two, and perh. that of plenus full; akin to Gr. diplo os double. See {Two}, and {Full}, and cf. {Diploma}, {Duple}.]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
special plea — Law. a plea that alleges special or new matter as an answer to the allegations made by the opposite side and not as a denial of them. [1710 20] * * * … Universalium
