exceptio

exceptio — 名詞

1. in a lawsuit, a formal objection raised by the defendant to argue that the plain

1.名詞C2
釋義

抗辯

訴訟中被告提出之法律上異議

in a lawsuit, a formal objection raised by the defendant to argue that the plaintiff's case cannot continue because of a specific legal problem, such as the court lacking authority or the time allowed by law having run out.

例句

Talia's lawyer raised an exceptio, arguing that the court had no authority to hear the case.

Talia 的律師提出抗辯，主張法院無權審理此案。

raise an exceptio + that-clause for legal objection

Before the trial could begin, the judge had to decide whether the exceptio was valid.

在審判開始之前，法官必須先裁定該抗辯是否成立。

同義詞
  • objection

    broader term used in any legal setting; less technical and broader in scope than 'exceptio'

  • plea in bar

    a type of defense that defeats the plaintiff's entire claim, producing a similar procedural effect to an exceptio

文法句型

raise/file an exceptio

exceptio + that-clause

用法筆記

Used primarily in civil-law legal systems; the exceptio is raised by the defendant before the main arguments on the case begin. Not to be confused with a general 'defense' that addresses the merits of the claim itself.

常見錯誤

❌The lawyer filed an exception to the contract.
✅The lawyer raised an exceptio to block the lawsuit.
💡'exceptio' is a technical legal term for a procedural objection in a lawsuit, not a general 'exception' to a document or clause.