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noun
1.
the act of a person who pleads.
2.
Law.
a.
the advocating of a cause in a court of law.
c.
a formal statement, usually written, setting forth the cause of action or defense of a case.
d.
pleadings, the successive statements delivered alternately by plaintiff and defendant until the issue is joined.
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Pleading
is always a great word to know.
So is injunction. Does it mean:
| a judicial process or order requiring the person or persons to whom it is directed to do a particular act or to refrain from doing a particular act |
| property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time |
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verb (used without object)
1.
to appeal or entreat earnestly: to plead for time.
2.
to use arguments or persuasions, as with a person, for or against something: She pleaded with him not to take the job.
3.
to afford an argument or appeal: His youth pleads for him.
4.
Law.
a.
to make any allegation or plea in an action at law.
b.
to put forward an answer on the part of a defendant to a legal declaration or charge.
c.
to address a court as an advocate.
d.
Obsolete. to prosecute a suit or action at law.
verb (used with object)
5.
to allege or urge in defense, justification, or excuse: to plead ignorance.
6.
Law.
a.
to maintain (a cause) by argument before a court.
b.
to allege or set forth (something) formally in an action at law.
c.
to allege or cite in legal defense: to plead a statute of limitations.
Origin:
1200–50; Middle English plaiden < Old French plaid(i)er to go to law, plead < early Medieval Latin placitāre to litigate, derivative of Latin placitum opinion. See plea
1200–50; Middle English plaiden < Old French plaid(i)er to go to law, plead < early Medieval Latin placitāre to litigate, derivative of Latin placitum opinion. See plea
Related forms
re·plead, verb, re·plead·ed, re·plead·ing.
un·plead·ed, adjective
Synonyms
1. beg, supplicate. 2. reason. 5. claim.
1. beg, supplicate. 2. reason. 5. claim.
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| pleading (ˈpliːdɪŋ) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the act of presenting a case in court, as by a lawyer on behalf of his client |
| 2. | See also pleadings the art or science of preparing the formal written statements of the parties to a legal action |
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Word Origin & History
plead
mid-13c., "make a plea in court," from Anglo-Fr. pleder, O.Fr. pleider, plaidier, "agreement, discussion, lawsuit," from M.L. placitare, from L.L. placitum (see plea). Sense of "request, beg" first recorded late 14c.
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pleading
in law, written presentation by a litigant in a lawsuit setting forth the facts upon which he claims legal relief or challenges the claims of his opponent. A pleading includes claims and counterclaims but not the evidence by which the litigant intends to prove his case.
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