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Pleading

Pleading. 1. In its general sense, the proceedings from the statement of claim to issue joined, i.e., the opposing statements

free

free 1 a : having the legal and political rights of a citizen [representatives…shall be determined by adding to the

rule

rule 1 a : a prescribed guide for conduct or action b : a regulating principle or precept 2 a

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notice

notice 1 a : a notification or communication of a fact, claim, demand, or proceeding see also process, service NOTE: … court shall instruct the jury to accept as conclusive any fact judicially noticed "Federal Rules of Evidence Rule 201(g)"] 3 : to serve a notice to ;also : to bring about by means of notice [allowed to

obligation

obligation 1 : a promise, acknowledgment, or agreement (as a contract) that binds one to a specific performance (as payment)

open

open 1 : exposed to general view or knowledge : free from concealment [an , notorious, continuous, and adverse use

possession

possession 1 : the act, fact, or condition of having control of something: as a : actual possession in this

present

present 1 : to lay before a court as an object of consideration [ a complaint] [ed a defense of

primary

primary 1 : of first rank, value, or importance 2 : belonging to the first group or order in successive

record

record 1 : to put in a record 2 : to deposit or otherwise cause to be registered in the

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