Word

pleading, n.
(pleadings)

(law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding
<noun.communication>

pleading

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

part meronym

bill of Particulars

hypernym

domain of synset (topic)

law, jurisprudence

hyponym

affirmative pleading alternative pleading, pleading in the alternative answer charge, complaint complaint defective pleading demurrer rebutter, rebuttal replication rejoinder special pleading surrebutter, surrebuttal surrejoinder