text: their respective claims or defences and delivered by them alternately to one another until issue is joined 2. the art of presenting a case in legal proceedings F 1. 2. S 1. 2. conclusions - plaidoiries (écrites)* Nom; Osbom, Black, OCL Odgers, Langan passim; they are exchanged between the parties; EN pleading does not generally include process. from which it must be distinguished (RSC 0.1, r.4), but a pleading and a process are sometimes combined in a single docvmient; pleading is seldom used in the singular; note 3; in EN the term pleadings is not applicable to criminal proceedings, but technically the information and plea in a simunary trial, and the indictment, plea and replication in a trial on indictment, are pleadings; pleading as the present participle of the verb to plead, however, is of course a term applicable to criminal trials * CA VOCL 1 plead Verb; to put forward an argument in court proceedings, either orally or in writing F plaider S ?alegar - 819 - Ê plea in bar F exception péremptcire S excepción perentoria pleine juridiction (FR) V. compétence de pleine juridiction contentieux de pleine juridiction recours de pleine juridiction E full jurisdiction S EN civ. proc, crim. proc a plea which bars the opponent's right of action altogether; the same as (obs.) peremptory plea; pleas in bar may be general or special; a traverse in a civil action and a plea of not guilty in a criminal action are both general pleas in bar; Apegjal pleas in bar, usually simply called pleas in bar, are met with mainly in crim. proc. (Odgers 129, Hampton 188, Martin pleas in bar); note 2 Dr. adm. Distinguish from plénitude de juridiction pleito plenario 1. (proc. pen.: AR, CL, PA) nombre único que recibe la segunda y última fase 
analysis: The text appears to be related to legal proceedings, specifically discussing the concept of pleading and its various forms in different jurisdictions. The language used is technical and formal, suggesting a context of legal or academic writing. Given the focus on legal terminology and procedures, it is likely that the text is related to the field of law or legal studies.