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Peremptory plea
(redirected from Autrefois convict)

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a plea by a defendant tending to impeach the plaintiff's right of action; a plea in bar.

See also: Peremptory



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34) Specifically, the principle was incorporated through the common law pleas of autrefois acquit (otherwise acquitted) and autrefois convict (otherwise convicted).
Not Twice for the Same: How the Dual Sovereignty Doctrine is Used to ... by Lopez, Dax Eric / Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
At common law, the double jeopardy idea encompassed two basic pleas in bar, prior acquittal and prior conviction--in law French, autrefois acquit de meme felonie and autrefois convict de meme felonie.
Double jeopardy law made simple by Amar, Akhil Reed / Yale Law Journal
 
 
 
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