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• A plea to an action brought for the same cause which had been submitted to arbitration and on which an award had been made. Wats. Arb. 256.

1910 - Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)
By Henry Campbell Black

• The name of a plea to an action brought for the same cause which had been submitted to arbitration, and on which an award had been made. Wats. on Arb. 256.

1856 - A Law Dictionary
By John Bouvier