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Definition of Pleading

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adj. asking, requesting; begging, imploring; arguing, claiming; entreating

n. argument, argument; claim, suit

v. allege, argue; petition, solicit; entreat, appeal, implore

Pleading definition was found in categories: Language, Idioms & Slang(5) Law(2) Encyclopedia(1)

Pleading Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Plead

(n.)
The act of advocating, defending, or supporting, a cause by arguments.

WordNet 2.0

Noun
1. (law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding
(hypernym) statement
(hyponym) affirmative pleading
(part-meronym) bill of Particulars
(derivation) plead
(classification) law, jurisprudence

Adjective
1. expressing earnest entreaty; "the appealing and frightened look worn by an injured dog"; "she holds out her hand for money, importunate, insistent"; "a pleading note in her voice"
(synonym) appealing, imploring, importunate
(similar) beseeching

Verb
1. appeal or request earnestly; "I pleaded with him to stop"
(hypernym) appeal, invoke
(hyponym) beg, implore, pray
2. offer as an excuse or plea; "She was pleading insanity"
(hypernym) apologize, apologise, excuse, justify, rationalize, rationalise
3. enter a plea, as in courts of law; "She pleaded not guilty"
(hypernym) declare
(derivation) pleading
(classification) law, jurisprudence
4. make an allegation in an action or other legal proceeding, especially answer the previous pleading of the other party by denying facts therein stated or by alleging new facts
(hypernym) allege, aver, say
(hyponym) demur
(derivation) advocate, counsel, counselor, counsellor, counselor-at-law, pleader
(classification) law, jurisprudence

Anagram

pedaling

hEnglish - advanced version

pleading
\plead"ing\, n. the act of advocating, defending, or supporting, a cause by arguments.
pleading
adj : expressing earnest entreaty; "the appealing and frightened look worn by an injured dog"; "she holds out her hand for money, importunate, insistent"; "a pleading note in her voice" [syn: appealing, imploring, importunate]
n : (law) an allegation in legal form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding

similar words(1)

special pleading

JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary

Gwallawgair = n. error in pleading

Pleading Definition from Law Dictionaries & Glossaries

Divorcesource.com Dictionary

a formal written application to the court which requests action by the court.

HMCS Legal Terms

Documents setting out claim/defence of parties involved in civil proceedings

Pleading Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries

Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia

In law, a pleading is one of the papers filed with a court in a civil action, such as a complaint, a demurrer, or an answer. A complaint is the first pleading filed by a plaintiff which initiates a lawsuit. A complaint sets forth the relevant allegations of fact that give rise to one or more legal causes of action along with a prayer for relief whereas a demurrer is a pleading filed by a defendant which challenges the legal sufficiency of a complaint and an answer is a pleading which admits or denies the specific allegations set forth in a complaint and constitutes a general appearance by a defendant. A defendant may also file a cross-complaint as well as bringing other parties into a case by the process of impleader.

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