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affirmative defense — see defense 2a Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. affirmative defense … Law dictionary
affirmative defense — In pleading, matter asserted by defendant which, assuming the complaint to be true, constitutes a defense to it. A response to a plaintiffs claim which attacks the plaintiffs legal right to bring an action, as opposed to attacking the truth of… … Black's law dictionary
affirmative defense — In pleading, matter asserted by defendant which, assuming the complaint to be true, constitutes a defense to it. A response to a plaintiffs claim which attacks the plaintiffs legal right to bring an action, as opposed to attacking the truth of… … Black's law dictionary
affirmative pleading — noun any defensive pleading that affirms facts rather than merely denying the facts alleged by the plaintiff • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Hypernyms: ↑pleading … Useful english dictionary
affirmative pregnant — In common law pleading, an affirmative allegation implying some negative in favor of the adverse party … Black's law dictionary
affirmative pregnant — In common law pleading, an affirmative allegation implying some negative in favor of the adverse party … Black's law dictionary
affirmative pregnant — An allegation in the affirmative form implying a negative in favor of the adverse party. Such allegations are denounced as bad pleading because they are ambiguous. See Fields v State, 134 Ind 46, 32 NE 780 … Ballentine's law dictionary
affirmative pregnant — noun in pleading : an affirmative allegation implying or not excluding some negative in favor of the adverse party … Useful english dictionary
amended pleading — see pleading 1 Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. amended pleading … Law dictionary
plea — / plē/ n [Anglo French plei plai legal action, trial, from Old French plait plaid, from Medieval Latin placitum, from Latin, decision, decree, from neuter of placitus, past participle of placēre to please, be decided] 1 a: an allegation of fact… … Law dictionary
