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Dec 14, 2009
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plead•ing



Pronunciation: (plē'ding), [key]
—n.
1. the act of a person who pleads.
2. Law.
a. the advocating of a cause in a court of law.
b. the art or science of setting forth or drawing pleas in legal causes.
c. a formal statement, usually written, setting forth the cause of action or defense of a case.
d. pleadings,the successive statements delivered alternately by plaintiff and defendant until the issue is joined.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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