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PRETERMITTED DEFENSE

\pɹɪtˈɜːmɪtɪd dɪfˈɛns], \pɹɪtˈɜːmɪtɪd dɪfˈɛns], \p_ɹ_ɪ_t_ˈɜː_m_ɪ_t_ɪ_d d_ɪ_f_ˈɛ_n_s]\

Definitions of PRETERMITTED DEFENSE

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

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One which was available to a party and of which he might have had the benefit if he had pleaded it in due season, but which cannot afterwards be heard as a basis for affirmative relief. Swennes v. Sprain. 120 Wis. 08,

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

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