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tra·verse 1 /'tra-ˌvərs, trə-'vərs/ n: a denial of a matter of fact alleged in the opposing party's pleadings; also: a pleading in which such a denial is madetra·verse 2 /trə-'vərs, 'tra-ˌvərs/ vt [Anglo-French traverser, literally, to lay across, bar, impede, from Old French, from Late Latin transversare to cross, from Latin transversus lying across]: to deny (as an allegation of fact or an indictment) in a legal proceeding
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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course, crisscross, cross, cross in opposition, cross in traveling, cut across, ford, go across, intersect, march, over pass, pass, pass from point to point, pass through, patrol, probe, survey carefully, tramp, travel over, trek
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answer (reply), balk, circumvent, collide (clash), contest, contradict, contravene, counteract, countervail, cross (disagree with), cross (intersect), demonstrate (protest), demur, deny (contradict), disaccord, disaffirm, disagree, disavow, disobey, disown (deny the validity), disprove, dispute (contest), fight (counteract), gainsay, hinder, negate, oppugn, patrol, perambulate, prohibit, protest, refuse, refute, reject, repel (drive back), thwart
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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the formal denial of a fact alleged in the opposite party's pleading.
Collins dictionary of law. W. J. Stewart. 2001.
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n. A pleading in common law denying an allegation of fact in an adversary's pleading or contesting that the adversary lacked adequate knowledge to make such an allegation in the first place.See also denial.@ general traverseA flat denial of all of the allegations in the pleadings of one's adversary.@ special traverseA denial of one alleged fact that is not absolute, but that seeks to explain it away or qualify it by virtue of special circumstances, such as an inducement that can be verified.=>> traverse.@
Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
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In common-law pleading, a denial of the plaintiff's assertions.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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In common-law pleading, a denial of the plaintiff's assertions.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.