Double plea

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(Law)

a plea alleging several matters in answer to the declaration, where either of such matters alone would be a sufficient bar to the action.

See also: Double

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.

References in periodicals archive

MINISTERS have heard a double plea for action as councils across the country push for funding changes.

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