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pleading

[plee-ding]

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noun

the act of a person who pleads.
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1. the advocating of a cause in a court of law.
2. the art or science of setting forth or drawing pleas in legal causes.
3. a formal statement, usually written, setting forth the cause of action or defense of a case.
4. pleadings, the successive statements delivered alternately by plaintiff and defendant until the issue is joined.

pleading

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noun

the act of presenting a case in court, as by a lawyer on behalf of his client
the art or science of preparing the formal written statements of the parties to a legal action See also pleadings

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Other Word Forms

pleadingly adverb
pleadingness noun
nonpleading adjective
nonpleadingly adverb
unpleading adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of pleading¹

1250–1300; Middle English pledynge (gerund). See plead, -ing ¹

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Dighton represented himself in court at a previous hearing and admitted attempted murder with a knife, attempted arson, attacking two other police officers, and threatening a third - pleading guilty to a total of 11 charges.

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It’s not hard to imagine this being fueled by viral videos of chatbots expressing sadness, robots mourning their shutdowns, or virtual companions pleading for continued existence.

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A telegram in the same files shows a doctor from Cornwall, who was treating a 10-year-old child in 1944, pleading with the authorities for the medicine: "No hope without penicillin".

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Rule 11 states that a court may impose sanctions on any attorney responsible for violating the pleading rule, including supervising attorneys.

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Montañez will have the opportunity to amend his lawsuit because “he may be able to cure the deficiencies in his pleading by alleging additional facts,” the judge wrote.

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