Legal Definitions - cassetur billa

Definition: Cassetur billa is a Latin term that means "that the bill be quashed." It has two historical meanings:

1. A judgment that dismisses a plea in abatement.
2. A plaintiff's admission on the record that a defendant's plea in abatement cannot be avoided, which discontinues the action.

For example, if a defendant files a plea in abatement, the plaintiff may admit that the plea cannot be avoided and request a cassetur billa judgment to dismiss the case.

Another example is if a defendant argues that the court lacks jurisdiction over the case due to improper service of process, the plaintiff may admit that the service was improper and request a cassetur billa judgment to dismiss the case.

These examples illustrate how cassetur billa can be used to dismiss a case when a plaintiff admits that a defendant's plea in abatement cannot be avoided.