abide by plea——（English law）

A defendant who pleas a frivolous plea, or a plea merely for the purpose of delaying the suit; or who for the same purpose, shall file a similar demurrer, may be compelled by rule in term time, or by a Judge's prder in vacation, either to abide by that plea, or by that demurrer, or to plead peremptorily on the morrow; or if near the end of the term, and in order to afford time for notice of trail, the motion may be made in court for rule to abide or plead instanter; that is, within twenty-four hours after rule served, provided that the regular time for pleading be expired. If the defendant when ruled, do not abide, he can only plead the general issue; but he may add notice of set-off.

abide by plea，即英国法中的“紧急申辩规则”，指的是被告仅仅出于拖延案件审理的目的，也许会找出很牵强的借口提出申辩，在申辩期结束时向法庭提交抗辩， 因为时间等的关系，这种抗辩申请也会被批准。被告知要在申辩期结束后的24个小时内提出抗辩，便适用紧急申辩规则。

参考文献：

张法连《英美法律术语双解》，北京大学出版社2016年版。