COMES AND  DEFENDS - Black's Law Dictionary

What is COMES AND  DEFENDS? Definition of COMES AND  DEFENDS in Black's Law Dictionary - Legal dictionary - Glossary of legal terms.

This phrase, anciently used in the language of pleading, and still surviving in some jurisdictions,  occurs at the commencement  of a defendant's plea  or demurrer; and  of its two verbs  the former signifies that he appears in court, the latter that he defends the action.

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