单词 | pleading |
释义 | pleading (once / 562 pages) adjn WORD FAMILY pleading: pleadingly, pleadings+/plead: pleaded, pleader, pleading, pleads, pled/pleader: pleaders USAGE EXAMPLESHe 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 importunateexpressing earnest entreaty mendicantpracticing beggary petitionaryof the nature of or expressing a petition precative, precatoryexpressing entreaty or supplication suppliant, supplicant, supplicatoryhumbly entreating imperative requiring attention or action assertive, self-asserting, self-assertiveaggressively self-assured adjuratorycontaining a solemn charge or command clamant, crying, exigent, insistent, instantdemanding attention peremptorynot allowing contradiction or refusal desperateshowing extreme urgency or intensity especially because of great need or desire pressing, urgentcompelling immediate action shrill, stridentbeing 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 alternativea pleading that alleges facts so separate that it is difficult to determine which facts the person intends to rely on answerthe 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 pleadingany 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) libelthe written statement of a plaintiff explaining the cause of action (the defamation) and any relief he seeks accusal, accusationa 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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