affirmative pleading

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affirmative pleading - any defensive pleading that affirms facts rather than merely denying the facts alleged by the plaintiffpleading - (law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceedinglaw, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"