Phrase Hound found 10 phrases and 8 compound words that contain pleading. The most common are listed below. Open pleading in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 10
- special pleadingArguing that a particular case is an exception to a generally accepted rule, without justification and without a relevant basis.
- pleading the bellypresent participle and gerund of plead the belly
- pleading the fifthpresent participle and gerund of plead the fifth
- artful pleadingThe filing under state law of a claim naturally arising under federal law.
- pleading downpresent participle and gerund of plead down
- pleading outpresent participle and gerund of plead out
- pleading overpresent participle and gerund of plead over
- pleading uppresent participle and gerund of plead up
- shotgun pleadingA legal complaint or an answer to a complaint which sets forth an excessive number of facts with no clear organization, and then asserts that those facts describe a cause of action or a defense.
- pleading the blood of Jesuspresent participle and gerund of plead the blood of Jesus
Compound words 8
- pleadingnessThe quality of being pleading.
- unpleadingThat does not plead.
- nonpleadingNot pleading.
- counterpleadingpresent participle and gerund of counterplead
- enterpleadingpresent participle and gerund of enterplead
- interpleadingpresent participle and gerund of interplead
- mispleadingpresent participle and gerund of misplead
- outpleadingpresent participle and gerund of outplead