| 单词 | ganging plea |
| 释义 | > as lemmasganging plea ganging plea n. a lawsuit continuing indefinitely. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > action of courts in claims or grievances > [noun] > a lawsuit > a protracted suit circuit of actiona1626 circuity1641 ganging plea1816 1816 W. Scott Antiquary I. ii. 23 A ganging plea that my father left me, and his father afore left to him. 1896 ‘I. Maclaren’ Kate Carnegie (ed. 2) ix. 118 A Scot dearly loves a ‘ganging plea’. 1933 E. S. Haldane Scotl. of our Fathers 43 The Scot is by nature litigious..and if there is any occasion for a ‘ganging plea’ he is too ready to take advantage of it. < as lemmas |
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