NOUN | communication | affirmative pleading | any defensive pleading that affirms / affirms facts rather than merely denying the facts alleged by the plaintiff |
---|
Meaning | Any defensive pleading that affirms / affirms facts rather than merely denying the facts alleged by the plaintiff. | |
---|---|---|
Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
Broader | pleading | (law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding |
©2001-25 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact