a pleading that alleges facts so separate that it's difficult to determine which facts the person intends to rely on
communication noun (communicative processes and contents)
pleadings in the alternative
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permits a party in a court action to argue multiple possibilities that may be mutually exclusive by making use of legal fiction. A pleading in the alternative sets forth multiple claims or defenses either hypothetically or alternatively, such that if... (40 of 446 words)
in law, written presentation by a litigant in a lawsuit setting forth the facts upon which he claims legal relief or challenges the claims of his ... (26 of 315 words)
the act of presenting a case in court, as by a lawyer on behalf of his client | the art or science of preparing the formal written statements of the ... (29 of 309 words, 9 definitions, 8 usage examples, pronunciations)
advocacy of a cause in a court of law | one of the formal usually written allegations and counter allegations made alternately by the parties in a ... (26 of 165 words, 4 definitions)
the act of a person who pleads. | [law] ; the advocating of a cause in a court of law. ; the art or science of setting forth or drawing pleas in legal ... (32 of 72 words, 2 definitions, pronunciation)
to make an urgent, emotional statement or request for something (10 of 61 words, 4 usage examples, pronunciations)
[uncountable] the action of making an emotional or earnest appeal to someone | (usually "pleadings") [law] a formal statement of the cause of an ... (23 of 58 words, 2 definitions, 1 usage example, pronunciation)
[law] A document filed in a lawsuit, particularly a document initiating litigation or responding to the initiation of litigation. | Present participle of plead. | Of or pertaining to that which pleads. (30 of 56 words, 3 definitions, 3 usage examples)
A plea; an entreaty. | [law] Advocacy of causes in court. | [law] ; A formal statement, generally written, propounding the cause of action or the ... (24 of 51 words, 4 definitions, pronunciation)
an occasion when someone asks for something in an urgent or emotional way | [law] an official statement of someone's case in a court of law (25 of 49 words, 2 definitions, pronunciation)
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a pleading look shows that you want something very much (10 of 34 words, 1 usage example, pronunciation)
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to make an earnest or urgent entreaty, often in emotional terms | to use a particular reason or circumstance to excuse or justify behavior | to answer ... (25 of 137 words, 4 definitions, pronunciations)
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