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We found 5 dictionaries that define the word dilatory pleas:

General (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. dilatory pleas: Merriam-Webster
  2. dilatory pleas: Vocabulary.com

Business (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. dilatory pleas: Merriam-Webster Legal Dictionary
  2. Bouvier's Law Dictionary 1856 Edition (No longer online)
  3. Dilatory pleas: Legal dictionary

(Note: See dilatory_plea as well.)

Definitions from WordNet (dilatory plea)

noun:  a plea that delays the action without settling the cause of action; it can challenge the jurisdiction or claim disability of the defendant etc. (such defenses are usually raised in the defendant's answer)
▸ Also see dilatory_plea


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