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PLEADING IN THE ALTERNATIVE

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• PLEADING IN THE ALTERNATIVE (noun)
The noun PLEADING IN THE ALTERNATIVE has 1 sense:

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

Familiarity information: PLEADING IN THE ALTERNATIVE used as a noun is very rare.

• PLEADING IN THE ALTERNATIVE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

alternative pleading; pleading in the alternative

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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