pleadings

Answer

A defendant's response to a plaintiff's complaint. An answer generally contains the defendant's response to the specific allegations of the…

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Anomalous Plea

A plea that is partly affirmative and partly negative.

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Affirmative Plea

One which sets up a single fact, not appearing in the complaint, or sets up a number of circumstances all…

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Affirmative Defense

"An affirmative defense is a defense that does not negate the elements of the plaintiff's claim, but instead precludes liability…

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