Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun dilatory_plea

1 sense of dilatory plea

Sense 1
dilatory plea -- (a plea that delays the action without settling the cause of action; it can challenge the jurisdiction or claim disability of the defendant etc. (such defenses are usually raised in the defendant's answer))
       => plea -- ((law) a defendant's answer by a factual matter (as distinguished from a demurrer))