'Pleading' definitions:
Definition of 'pleading'
From: WordNet
adjective
noun
(law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding
Definition of 'Pleading'
From: GCIDE
- Plead \Plead\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pleaded (colloq. Pleador Pled); p. pr. & vb. n. Pleading.] [OE. pleden, plaiden, OF. plaidier, F. plaider, fr. LL. placitare, fr. placitum. See Plea.]
- 1. To argue in support of a claim, or in defense against the claim of another; to urge reasons for or against a thing; to attempt to persuade one by argument or supplication; to speak by way of persuasion; as, to plead for the life of a criminal; to plead with a judge or with a father. [1913 Webster]
- O that one might plead for a man with God, as a man pleadeth for his neighbor! --Job xvi. 21. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Law) To present an answer, by allegation of fact, to the declaration of a plaintiff; to deny the plaintiff's declaration and demand, or to allege facts which show that ought not to recover in the suit; in a less strict sense, to make an allegation of fact in a cause; to carry on the allegations of the respective parties in a cause; to carry on a suit or plea. --Blackstone. Burrill. Stephen. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To contend; to struggle. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Pleading'
From: GCIDE
- Pleading \Plead"ing\, n. The act of advocating, defending, or supporting, a cause by arguments. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'pleading'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- adjuratory,
- answer,
- appealing,
- argument,
- argumentum,
- bar,
- begging,
- beseeching,
- case,
- cons,
- consideration,
- counsel,
- counterstatement,
- defense,
- demurrer,
- denial,
- elenchus,
- entreating,
- exception,
- ignoratio elenchi,
- imploring,
- legal profession,
- objection,
- plaidoyer,
- plea,
- pleadings,
- precative,
- precatory,
- pros,
- pros and cons,
- reason,
- rebuttal,
- refutation,
- reply,
- representation,
- response,
- riposte,
- special demurrer,
- special pleading,
- statement of defense,
- talking point