Allegation - Law Dictionary Search Results
arguendo
arguendo [New Latin] : for the sake of argument [assuming that the allegations are true]
aver
aver averred aver·ring : to assert or declare positively esp. in a pleading : allege [not necessary to the capacity of a party to sue "Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 9(a)"] NOTE:
claim
district court] b : cause of action [a plaintiff stated a against a seller of applesauce when she alleged that her children…ate the applesauce…and were then so discomforted that they had to have their stomachs pumped "J.
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clear and convincing
or motions in which the party bearing the burden of proof must show that the truth of the allegations is highly probable [clear and convincing proof] compare reasonable doubt, preponderance of the evidence
complaint
complaint 1 : the initial pleading that starts a lawsuit and that sets forth the allegations made by the plaintiff against the defendant and the plaintiff's demand for relief see also prayer, process, well-pleaded
conclusory
: consisting of or relating to a conclusion or assertion for which no supporting evidence is offered [ allegations]
consent
of consent, informed consent, rape, statutory rape b : a defense claiming that the victim consented to an alleged crime (as rape) 2 : agreement as to action or opinion [shall have power, by and with the
devisavit vel non
or not] : a document that sets forth the questions of fact pertinent to the validity of an alleged will and is sent from a court of probate or chancery to a court of law for a
jeopardy assessment
jeopardy assessment : a special immediate assessment of an alleged tax deficiency levied under federal law when a taxing officer believes that delay may jeopardize collection of the
economic realities test
purpose of determining if a person is an employee by considering such things as the extent of the alleged employer's ability to control, hire, fire, and discipline the person, the nature of the person's duties, and the
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