#pleading  (law) an allegation in legal form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding
  supertype:  allegement__allegation  statements affirming or denying certain matters of fact
  part:  bill_of_Particulars
  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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