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plead·ing n1 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 declaration see also relation backb: any of the allegations, averments, claims, denials, or defenses set forth in a pleadingalternative pleading: a pleading that sets out an alternative theory in support of a plaintiff's claim for relief or a defendant's defenseamended pleading: a pleading that is filed to replace an original pleading and that contains matters omitted from or not known at the time of the original pleadingre·spon·sive pleading /ri-'spän-siv-/: a pleading that directly responds to another pleading (as by denying in an answer allegations in a complaint)sham pleading: a pleading that is factually false, is not made in good faith, and that may be strucksupplemental pleading: a pleading that supplements an earlier pleading with matters that have occurred or come into existence since the date of the original pleading2: a process or system through which the parties in a legal proceeding present their allegationscode pleading: pleading (as fact pleading) done in accordance with the rules set down in a code◇ Code pleading began in 1848 in New York State and was a departure from the complex system of common-law pleading, which included a lengthy set of stages by which a single issue was produced, and which was determined by the type of writ under which the plaintiff proceeded.fact pleading: pleading that requires a plaintiff to set out in the complaint facts sufficient to establish a cause of action compare notice pleading in this entrynotice pleading: pleading that is characterized esp. by a simplified description sufficient to give notice of a claim or defense rather than by a technical account of any facts pertinent to the claim or defense compare fact pleading in this entry◇ Notice pleading is allowed under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and in a majority of states, although complex cases often require substantial detail in the pleading.
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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accusation, allegation, allegation of facts, answer, argument, claim, complaint, counterstatement, defendant's answer to charges, defense, denial, formal assertion, formal averment, plaintiffs allegations, plea, rebuttal, reply, responsive allegations, statement of defense, written statement of defense, written statements of accusation
associated concepts: alternative pleading, amendment to a pleading, amplication of the pleadings, argumentative pleading, blind pleading, clarification of the pleading, defect in the pleading, demurrer, failure to state a cause of action, failure to state a claim, formal pleading, frivolous pleading, inconsistent pleadings, liberal construction of pleadings, motion to correct pleadings, motion to dismiss the pleading, petition, prejudicial pleading, privileged pleadings, responsive pleading, scandalous pleading, sham pleading, supplemental pleading, verified pleading
foreign phrases:
- Piacita negatfva duo exitum non faciunt. — Two negative pleas do not make an issue- Qui non negat fatetur. — He who does not deny, admits.- Ambigua responsio contra proferentem est accipienda. — An ambiguous answer is to be taken against him who offers it.II index argument (pleading), persuasion, plea, precatory
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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n.A document containing a party’s side of a lawsuit, such as a plaintiff’s complaint or a defendant’s answer, in which the party lists the facts that support his or her side of the case and presents them to the court at the beginning of a lawsuit.
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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Any legal document filed in a lawsuit, including the complaint, petition, answer, demurrer, motion, declaration, and memorandum of points and authorities (written argument citing precedents and statutes).Category: Small Claims Court & Lawsuits
Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009.
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pleadings n. Formal, written declaration in legal form of logical statements setting forth the facts of the plaintiff's allegations or the defendant's responses, and or the reasons why each party believes that she is in the right (that is, the grounds).@ amended pleadingOne submitted to the court later than the original pleadings, correcting or adding to them.@ defective pleadingOne that either in form or substance fails to meet minimum standards of sufficiency or accuracy.@ pleading in the alternativeOne in which there are two or more independent claims or defenses that are not necessarily consistent, such as negligently inflicting pain and suffering, and intentionally causing property damage.@ supplemental pleadingOne that asserts a claim or defense based on events that occurred after the original pleading was filed, or which corrects defects in the original pleadings.@
Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
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Asking a court to grant relief. The formal presentation of claims and defenses by parties to a lawsuit. The specific papers by which the allegations of parties to a lawsuit are presented in proper form; specifically the complaint of a plaintiff and the answer of a defendant plus any additional responses to those papers that are authorized by law.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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Asking a court to grant relief. The formal presentation of claims and defenses by parties to a lawsuit. The specific papers by which the allegations of parties to a lawsuit are presented in proper form; specifically the complaint of a plaintiff and the answer of a defendant plus any additional responses to those papers that are authorized by law.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
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n.1) every legal document filed in a lawsuit, petition, motion and/or hearing, including complaint, petition, answer, demurrer, motion, declaration and memorandum of points and authorities (written argument citing precedents and statutes). Laypersons should be aware that, except possibly for petitions from prisoners, pleadings are required by state or federal statutes and/or court rules to be of a particular form and format: typed, signed, dated, with the name of the court, title and number of the case, name, address and telephone number of the attorney or person acting for himself/herself (in pro per) included.2) the act of preparing and presenting legal documents and arguments. Good pleading is an art: clear, logical, well-organized and comprehensive.
Law dictionary. EdwART. 2013.
