#allegement__allegation statements affirming or denying certain matters of fact
supertype: claim.averment an assertion that something is true or factual; "his claim that he was innocent"; "evidence contradicted the government's claims"
subtype: bill_of_Particulars 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
subtype: pleading (law) an allegation in legal form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding
subtype: affirmative_pleading__affirmativepleading any defensive pleading that affirms facts rather than merely denying the facts alleged by the plaintiff
subtype: alternative_pleading__alternativepleading__pleading_in_the_alternative a pleading that alleges facts so separate that it is difficult to determine which facts the person intends to rely on
subtype: answer.pleading the principle 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
subtype: evasive_answer__evasiveanswer (law) an answer by a defendant that fails to admit or deny the allegations set forth in the complaint
subtype: nolo_contendere__non_vult__nonvult (criminal law) an answer of `no contest' by a defendant who does not admit guilt but that subjects him to conviction
subtype: plea.answer (law) a defendant's answer by a factual matter (as distinguished from a demurrer)
subtype: dilatory_plea a plea that delays the action without settling the cause of action; it can challenge the jurisdiction or claim disability of the defendant etc. (such defenses are usually raised in the defendant's answer)
subtype: insanity_plea__plea_of_insanity (criminal law) a plea in which the defendant claims innocence due to mental incompetence at the time
subtype: charge.pleading__complaint (criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense; "he was arrested on a charge of larceny"
subtype: accusal__accusation a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guilt
subtype: self-accusation__self-condemnation an admission that you have failed to do or be something you know you should do or be
subtype: recrimination mutual accusations
subtype: allegation a formal accusation against somebody
subtype: grievance.allegation an allegation that something imposes an illegal obligation or denies some legal right or causes injustice
subtype: lodgment__lodgement bringing a charge or accusation against someone
subtype: plaint a written statement of the grounds of complaint made to court law asking for the grievance to be redressed
subtype: imprecation a slanderous accusation
subtype: imputation.accusal a statement attributing something dishonest (especially a criminal offense); "he denied the imputation"
subtype: indictment an accusation of wrongdoing; "the book is an indictment of modern philosophy"
subtype: information.accusal formal accusation of a crime
subtype: preferment.accusal the act of making accusations; "preferment of charges"
subtype: incrimination__inculpation__blame an accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed; "his incrimination was based on my testimony"; "the police laid the blame on on the driver"
subtype: self-incrimination an accusation that incriminates yourself
subtype: implication a charge that implicates someone (usually of wrongdoing)
subtype: unspoken_accusation__veiled_accusation an accusation that is understood without needing to be spoken
subtype: insinuation__innuendo an indirect (and usually malicious) implication
subtype: complaint.pleading (civil law) the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim for relief is based
subtype: defective_pleading__defectivepleading any pleading that fails to conform in form or substance to minimum standards of accuracy or sufficiency
subtype: demurrer (law) any pleading that attacks the legal sufficiency of the opponent's pleadings
subtype: rebutter__rebuttal (law) a pleading by the defendant in reply to a plaintiff's surrejoinder
subtype: replication (law) a pleading made by a plaintiff in reply to the defendant's plea or answer
subtype: rejoinder ( law) a pleading made by a defendant in response to the plaintiff's replication
subtype: special_pleading__specialpleading (law) a pleading that alleges new facts in avoidance of the opposing allegations
subtype: surrebutter__surrebuttal (law) a pleading by the plaintiff in reply to the defendant's rebutter
subtype: surrejoinder ( law) a pleading by the plaintiff in reply to the defendant's rejoinder
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