NOUN | communication | pleading in the alternative, alternative pleading | a pleading that alleges facts so separate that it is difficult to determine which facts the person intends to rely on |
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Meaning | A pleading that alleges facts so separate that it is difficult to determine which facts the person intends to rely on. | |
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Synonym | alternative pleading | |
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 |
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