pleadings

Meaning

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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Examples

Her friends and subordinates were subjected to greater trials. citation Finally, after several years her pleadings by letter with King Philip II of Spain secured relief. Source: Internet

Ramsay, Sir Robert Peel, 207–208; Read, Peel and the Victorians, 89. Victoria refused to change her household, and despite pleadings from the Duke of Wellington, relied on assurances of support from Whig leaders. Source: Internet

Even where leave has been sought and obtained, such new issue must be traceable to the pleadings of the parties. Source: Internet

Ignoring Aida's pleadings (Amneris, Aida, chorus: Su! del Nilo al sacro lido / "Up! at the sacred shores of the Nile"), Amneris leaves her alone in the chamber. Source: Internet

All pleadings must be signed before a notary public or probate court clerk, and filing fees must be tendered with your pleadings, unless you qualify to file as an indigent party. Source: Internet

In earlier pleadings, Peters had also listed this journalist and 's political reporter at the time, Lloyd Burr, as 'intended defendants' and had demanded journalists' notes, phone and email records. Source: Internet