Pleading
61notice pleading — see pleading 2 Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …
62equity pleading — A pleading in a suit in equity, whether bill, complaint, petition, answer, plea, or cross bill, etc., governed by traditional equity practice. In most jurisdictions today, distinctive rules of equity pleading have been largely, if not entirely,… …
63special pleading — A pleading required for presentation of special matters of defense, that is, matters going beyond a mere denial of plaintiff s allegations. 41 Am J1st Pl § 144. A pleading in excuse or justification; a pleading in confession and avoidance.… …
64striking pleading — A remedy against immaterial, irrelevant, redundant, scandalous and impertinent matter in a pleading. 41 Am J1st Pl §§ 349 et seq. A remedy against a pleading considered as a whole, as where the pleading is sham or frivolous or is clearly and… …
65supplemental pleading — A pleading of new matter in support of an original complaint, bill, declaration, or petition. Jenkins v International Bank, 127 US 484, 32 L Ed 189, 8 S Ct 1186. A pleading bringing to the notice of the court matters occurring since the filing or …
66alternative pleading — noun a pleading that alleges facts so separate that it is difficult to determine which facts the person intends to rely on • Syn: ↑pleading in the alternative • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Hypernyms: ↑pleading …
67special pleading — 1. Law. pleading that alleges special or new matter in avoidance of the allegations made by the opposite side. 2. pleading or arguing that ignores unfavorable features of a case. [1675 85] * * * …
68defective pleading — n. A pleading that is insufficient or inaccurate in substance or form. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 …
69common-law pleading — The system of rules and principles that governed the forms into which parties cast their claims or defenses in order to set an issue before the court. Dictionary from West s Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. common law pleading …
70special pleading — N UNCOUNT If someone is using special pleading, they are trying to persuade you to do something by only telling you the facts that support their case. The Secretary of State has already given in to special pleading by interested parties …
