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Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.

general plea in bar

A criminal defendant's plea of not guilty by which the defendant denies every fact and circumstance necessary to be convicted of the crime charged.

plea in bar

See PLEA IN BAR.

special plea in bar

A plea that, rather than addressing the merits and denying the facts alleged, sets up some extrinsic fact by reason of which a criminal defendant cannot be tried for the offense charged. ( Examples include the plea of autrefois acquit and the plea of pardon. plea in confession and avoidance. See CONFESSION AND AVOIDANCE. plea in discharge See PLEA (3).