The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
pleadings — index matter (case), plea Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 pleadings … Law dictionary
pleadings — plead‧ings [ˈpliːdɪŋz] noun [plural] LAW the arguments used by lawyers and others involved in a case in a court of law: • Bankruptcy lawyers are wondering how they will handle the pleadings of the roughly 21,000 creditors in the case. * * *… … Financial and business terms
Pleadings — (engl., spr. plī ), Rechtsverhandlungen, Streitschriften … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
pleadings — [plēd′iŋz] pl.n. the statements setting forth to the court the claims of the plaintiff and the answer of the defendant * * * … Universalium
pleadings — [plēd′iŋz] pl.n. the statements setting forth to the court the claims of the plaintiff and the answer of the defendant … English World dictionary
pleadings — The formal allegations by the parties to a lawsuit of their respective claims and defenses, with the intended purpose being to provide notice of what is to be expected at trial. Rules or Codes of Civil Procedure. Unlike the rigid technical system … Black's law dictionary
pleadings — plead·ing || plɪËdɪŋ n. argument, argument; claim, suit adj. asking, requesting; begging, imploring; arguing, claiming; entreating … English contemporary dictionary
judgment on the pleadings — see judgment 1a Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
motion for judgment on the pleadings — see motion Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
default of pleadings — failure by either party to complete a step required of him in the prescribed time limits. So, where the plaintiff is required to serve a statement of claim on a defendant and fails to do so, the defendant, after the expiration of the period… … Law dictionary
