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单词 pleading
释义
pleading
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WORD FAMILY
pleading: pleadingly, pleadings+/plead: pleaded, pleader, pleading, pleads, pled/pleader: pleaders
USAGE EXAMPLES
He also was sentenced to 18 years in prison on state child-sex charges related to the same abuse after pleading no contest.
Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017)
In September, Yee was sentenced to six weeks in jail after pleading guilty to posting comments on the internet critical of Christianity and Islam.
Reuters(Dec 30, 2016)
Russell Taylor was sentenced to 27 years in federal prison after pleading guilty.
Seattle Times(Dec 30, 2016)
1adj begging
Syn|Ant
beseeching, imploring
adjuratory
earnestly or solemnly entreating
importunate
expressing earnest entreaty
mendicant
practicing beggary
petitionary
of the nature of or expressing a petition
precative, precatory
expressing entreaty or supplication
suppliant, supplicant, supplicatory
humbly entreating
imperative
requiring attention or action
assertive, self-asserting, self-assertive
aggressively self-assured
adjuratory
containing a solemn charge or command
clamant, crying, exigent, insistent, instant
demanding attention
peremptory
not allowing contradiction or refusal
desperate
showing extreme urgency or intensity especially because of great need or desire
pressing, urgent
compelling immediate action
shrill, strident
being sharply insistent on being heard
2n (law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding
Hypo|Hyper
affirmative pleading
any defensive pleading that affirms facts rather than merely denying the facts alleged by the plaintiff
alternative pleading, 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
answer
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
charge, complaint
(criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense
complaint
(civil law) the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim for relief is based
defective pleading
any pleading that fails to conform in form or substance to minimum standards of accuracy or sufficiency
demurrer
(law) any pleading that attacks the legal sufficiency of the opponent's pleadings
rebuttal, rebutter
(law) a pleading by the defendant in reply to a plaintiff's surrejoinder
replication
(law) a pleading made by a plaintiff in reply to the defendant's plea or answer
rejoinder
(law) a pleading made by a defendant in response to the plaintiff's replication
special pleading
(law) a pleading that alleges new facts in avoidance of the opposing allegations
surrebuttal, surrebutter
(law) a pleading by the plaintiff in reply to the defendant's rebutter
surrejoinder
(law) a pleading by the plaintiff in reply to the defendant's rejoinder
evasive answer
(law) an answer by a defendant that fails to admit or deny the allegations set forth in the complaint
nolo contendere, non vult
(law) an answer of `no contest' by a defendant who does not admit guilt but that subjects him to conviction
plea
(law) a defendant's answer by a factual matter (as distinguished from a demurrer)
libel
the written statement of a plaintiff explaining the cause of action (the defamation) and any relief he seeks
accusal, accusation
a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guilt
statement
a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc
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