pleadings

British

/ ˈpliːdɪŋz /

plural noun

Official name: statements of case. law (formerly) the formal written statements presented alternately by the claimant and defendant in a lawsuit setting out the respective matters relied upon

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His firm twice praised the 2021 affidavit option in early court pleadings but made no mention in hearings of its disappearance from the new plan.

From Salon ● Apr. 24, 2026

But a spokesperson for Bally Sports ignored my pleadings about whether The International Sportsman had ever aired.

From Slate ● May 29, 2024

It took 142 hearing days spread over almost six years, 800 pages of pleadings and more than 3,000 pages of documents from the lawyers to arrive at today's verdicts.

From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2024

District Court for the Western District of Washington, went on for years, with nearly 300 docket entries, some 20,000 pages of documents, exhibits, pleadings, claims and counterclaims.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 12, 2024

“Jerree . . .” “Come out and play, Jerry . . .” A parody of those long ago childhood pleadings.

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier

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