jurisprudence,
law the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
bill of particulars the particular events to be dealt with in a criminal trial; advises the defendant and the court of the facts the defendant will be required to meet
affirmative pleading any defensive pleading that affirms facts rather than merely denying the facts alleged by the plaintiff
answer a nonverbal reaction; "his answer to any problem was to get drunk"; "their answer was to sue me"
complaint,
charge (civil law) the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim for relief is based
complaint (civil law) the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim for relief is based
defective pleading any pleading that fails to conform in form or substance to minimum standards of accuracy or sufficiency
demurrer (law) any pleading that attacks the legal sufficiency of the opponent's pleadings
rebuttal,
rebutter the speech act of refuting by offering a contrary contention or argument
replication the repetition of an experiment in order to test the validity of its conclusion; "scientists will not believe an experimental result until they have seen at least one replication"
rejoinder (law) a pleading made by a defendant in response to the plaintiff's replication
special pleading (law) a pleading that alleges new facts in avoidance of the opposing allegations
as practiced in countries that follow the English models, a pleading is a formal written statement filed with a court by parties in a civil action, other than a motion. By stating what claims and defenses are at issue, pleadings establish the issues to be decided by the court. Pleading in England and Wales is covered by the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR).
