pleading
English Thesaurus
1. (law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | statement, |
| definition | : | a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | affirmative pleading, |
| definition | : | any defensive pleading that affirms facts rather than merely denying the facts alleged by the plaintiff (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | answer, |
| definition | : | the principal pleading by the defendant in response to plaintiff's complaint; in criminal law it consists of the defendant's plea of `guilty' or `not guilty' (or nolo contendere); in civil law it must contain denials of all allegations in the plaintiff's complaint that the defendant hopes to controvert and it can contain affirmative defenses or counterclaims (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | charge, complaint, |
| definition | : | (criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | complaint, |
| definition | : | (civil law) the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim for relief is based (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | defective pleading, |
| definition | : | any pleading that fails to conform in form or substance to minimum standards of accuracy or sufficiency (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | demurrer, |
| definition | : | (law) any pleading that attacks the legal sufficiency of the opponent's pleadings (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | rebuttal, rebutter, |
| definition | : | (law) a pleading by the defendant in reply to a plaintiff's surrejoinder (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | replication, |
| definition | : | (law) a pleading made by a plaintiff in reply to the defendant's plea or answer (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | rejoinder, |
| definition | : | (law) a pleading made by a defendant in response to the plaintiff's replication (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | special pleading, |
| definition | : | (law) a pleading that alleges new facts in avoidance of the opposing allegations (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | surrebuttal, surrebutter, |
| definition | : | (law) a pleading by the plaintiff in reply to the defendant's rebutter (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | surrejoinder, |
| definition | : | (law) a pleading by the plaintiff in reply to the defendant's rejoinder (noun.communication) |
| part holonym | : | bill of particulars, |
| definition | : | the particular events to be dealt with in a criminal trial; advises the defendant and the court of the facts the defendant will be required to meet (noun.communication) |
| domain category | : | jurisprudence, law, |
| definition | : | the collection of rules imposed by authority (noun.group) |
2. begging (adj.all)
| similar | : | adjuratory, |
| definition | : | earnestly or solemnly entreating (adj.all) |
| similar | : | importunate, |
| definition | : | expressing earnest entreaty (adj.all) |
| similar | : | mendicant, |
| definition | : | practicing beggary (adj.all) |
| similar | : | petitionary, |
| definition | : | of the nature of or expressing a petition (adj.all) |
3. (law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | plead, |
| definition | : | enter a plea, as in courts of law (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | plead, |
| definition | : | 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 (verb.communication) |
4. begging (adj.all)
| antonym | : | imperative, |
| definition | : | requiring attention or action (adj.all) |
5. (law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | plead, |
| definition | : | enter a plea, as in courts of law (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | plead, |
| definition | : | 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 (verb.communication) |
6. begging (adj.all)
| antonym | : | imperative, |
| definition | : | requiring attention or action (adj.all) |
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