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09762101-n:
a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused
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Hyperonyms
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10266848-n:
(law) a party to a lawsuit; someone involved in litigation
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Hyponyms
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10672192-n:
someone who petitions a court for redress of a grievance or recovery of a right
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Related
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00844298-v:
make a formal accusation; bring a formal charge
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Domain
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08441203-n:
the collection of rules imposed by authority
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Glosses
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00007846-n:
a human being
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Glosses
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01181902-n:
a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong
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00735553-n:
the defendant unlawfully enters the land of the plaintiff
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00739632-n:
(law) negligence allocated between the plaintiff and the defendant with a corresponding reduction in damages paid to the plaintiff
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00739850-n:
(law) negligence of two of more persons acting independently; the plaintiff may sue both together or separately
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00740048-n:
(law) behavior by the plaintiff that contributes to the harm resulting from the defendant's negligence
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01188537-n:
a judgment entered in favor of the plaintiff when the defendant defaults (fails to appear in court)
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01188783-n:
a judgment entered in favor of the defendant when the plaintiff has not continued his action (e.g., has not appeared in court)
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06505252-n:
an entry in the court record to the effect that the plaintiff or prosecutor will not proceed
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06553846-n:
a routine court order that attempts to enforce the judgment that has been granted to a plaintiff by authorizing a sheriff to carry it out
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Glosses
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06559832-n:
any defensive pleading that affirms facts rather than merely denying the facts alleged by the plaintiff
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Glosses
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06560254-n:
the principal pleading by the defendant in response to plaintiff's complaint; in criminal law it consists of the defendant's plea of `guilty' or `not guilty' (or nolo contendere); in civil law it must contain denials of all allegations in the plaintiff's complaint that the defendant hopes to controvert and it can contain affirmative defenses or counterclaims
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Glosses
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06561343-n:
a plaintiff's reply to a defendant's plea
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Glosses
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06562217-n:
(civil law) the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim for relief is based
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06562436-n:
the written statement of a plaintiff explaining the cause of action (the defamation) and any relief he seeks
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06562993-n:
(law) a pleading by the defendant in reply to a plaintiff's surrejoinder
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06563168-n:
(law) a pleading made by a plaintiff in reply to the defendant's plea or answer
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06563324-n:
(law) a pleading made by a defendant in response to the plaintiff's replication
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06563640-n:
(law) a pleading by the plaintiff in reply to the defendant's rebutter
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06563801-n:
(law) a pleading by the plaintiff in reply to the defendant's rejoinder
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