Peremptory plea
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PEREMPTORY PLEA, pleading. A plea which denies the plaintiff's cause of action. 3 Bouv. Inst. n. 2891. Vide Plea.
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. By John Bouvier. Published 1856.