defense in abatement
nounDefinitions
A plea to the effect that from some formal defect (e.g. misnomer, lack of jurisdiction)…
A plea to the effect that from some formal defect (e.g. misnomer, lack of jurisdiction) the proceedings should be abated.
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Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for defense in abatement. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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