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SPECIAL PLEADING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(law) a pleading that alleges new facts in avoidance of the opposing allegations
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("special pleading" 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)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An argument that ignores all unfavorable evidence
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("special pleading" is a kind of...):
specious argument (an argument that appears good at first view but is really fallacious)
