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  1. pleadings

    In law as practiced in countries that follow the English models, a pleading is a formal written statement of a party's claims or defenses to another party's claims in a civil action. The parties' pleadings in a case define the issues to be adjudicated in the action. The Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) govern pleading in England and Wales. Federal Rules of Civil Procedure govern pleading in United States federal courts. Each state in the United States has its own statutes and rules that govern pleading in the courts of that state.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Pleadings

    the mutual pleas and replies of the plaintiff and defendant, or written statements of the parties in support of their claims, proceeding from the declaration of the plaintiff, until issue is joined, and the question made to rest on some single point

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of pleadings in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of pleadings in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of pleadings in a Sentence

  1. Ken Kratz:

    I'm disappointed that Mr. Avery's appellate lawyers are allowing him to continue to file pleadings with the court on his own - that's what lawyers are hired to do, and this appears to be an example of Mr. Avery doing exactly what he wants to and when he wants to do it.

  2. The SPCA:

    The [CDC's] recently enacted policy suspending transports of dogs from Afghanistan and more than 100 other nations into the U.S., was another terrible impediment, despite our negotiations and pleadings.

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  • состязательные бумагиRussian

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