Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
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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).