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Noun Concept
Categories: American legal terms, Legal reasoning, Articles with short description, English legal terms, Pleas
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alternative pleading  pleading in the alternative  Alternative defence  in the alternative  inconsistent facts
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A pleading that alleges facts so separate that it is difficult to determine which facts the person intends to rely on WordNet 3.0
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A pleading that alleges facts so separate that it is difficult to determine which facts the person intends to rely on WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Alternative pleading is the legal term in the law of the United States for a form of pleading that permits a party in a court action to argue multiple possibilities that may be mutually exclusive by making use of legal fiction. Wikipedia
arguing multiple possibilities that may be mutually exclusive Wikidata
IS A
pleading
contradiction
plea
CATEGORY DOMAIN
law
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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alternative pleading, pleading in the alternative
Wikipedia
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alternative pleading
Wikidata
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alternative pleading
Wikipedia Redirections
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Alternative defence, inconsistent facts (law), pleading in the alternative, Pleading the alternative
Wikidata Alias
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in the alternative, pleading in the alternative

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