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supplemental pleading see pleading 1
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
supplemental pleading
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supplemental pleading — A pleading of new matter in support of an original complaint, bill, declaration, or petition. Jenkins v International Bank, 127 US 484, 32 L Ed 189, 8 S Ct 1186. A pleading bringing to the notice of the court matters occurring since the filing or … Ballentine's law dictionary
pleading — plead·ing n 1 a: one of the formal declarations (as a complaint or answer) exchanged by the parties in a legal proceeding (as a suit) setting forth claims, averments, allegations, denials, or defenses; also: a written document embodying such a… … Law dictionary
supplemental — sup·ple·men·tal /ˌsə plə ment əl/ adj: serving to complete or make an addition supplemental appropriations; specif: of, relating to, or being a supplemental pleading supplemental n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
supplemental — That which is added to a thing or act to complete it. See also amendment @ supplemental act That which supplies a deficiency, adds to or completes, or extends that which is already in existence without changing or modifying the original. Act… … Black's law dictionary
supplemental answer — See supplemental pleading … Ballentine's law dictionary
supplemental complaint — See supplemental pleading … Ballentine's law dictionary
supplemental bill — A pleading in equity which is supplemental or additional to, and filed in aid or support of, an original bill or complaint. Rebelo v Cardoso, 81 RI 360, 103 A2d 80. A pleading in equity which has the function of supporting the cause of suit… … Ballentine's law dictionary
supplemental — supplementally, adv. /sup leuh men tl/, adj. 1. supplementary. 2. nonscheduled (def. 2). 3. (of a pleading, an affidavit, etc.) added to furnish what is lacking or missing. n. 4. anything that is supplemental: supplementals attached to the bill… … Universalium
pleadings — The formal allegations by the parties to a lawsuit of their respective claims and defenses, with the intended purpose being to provide notice of what is to be expected at trial. Rules or Codes of Civil Procedure. Unlike the rigid technical system … Black's law dictionary
amendment — To change or modify for the better. To alter by modification, deletion, or addition. Practice and pleading. The correction of an error committed in any process, pleading, or proceeding at law, or in equity, and which is done either as of course,… … Black's law dictionary
