#pleading  (law) an allegation in legal form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding
  supertype:  allegement__allegation  statements affirming or denying certain matters of fact
  subtype:  affirmative_pleading  alternative_pleading  answer.pleading  charge.pleading  complaint.pleading  defective_pleading  demurrer  rebutter  replication  rejoinder  special_pleading  surrebutter  surrejoinder
  part:  bill_of_Particulars  the particular events to be dealt with in a criminal trial; advises the defendant and the court of the facts the defendant will be required to meet

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