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PEREMPTORY DEFENSE

\pˈɛɹɪmptəɹˌi dɪfˈɛns], \pˈɛɹɪmptəɹˌi dɪfˈɛns], \p_ˈɛ_ɹ_ɪ_m_p_t_ə_ɹ_ˌi d_ɪ_f_ˈɛ_n_s]\

Definitions of PEREMPTORY DEFENSE

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

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A defense which insists that the plaintiff never had the right to institute the suit, or that, if he had, the original rightis extinguished or determined.

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

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