PLEADING IN THE ALTERNATIVE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A pleading that alleges facts so separate that it is difficult to determine which facts the person intends to rely on

Synonyms:

alternative pleading; pleading in the alternative

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("pleading in the alternative" is a kind of...):

pleading ((law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding)

Domain category:

jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)

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