Allegation - Law Dictionary Search Results
traverse
Old French, from Late Latin transversare to cross, from Latin transversus lying across] : to deny (as an allegation of fact or an indictment) in a legal proceeding
reply
reply : a plaintiff's or complainant's response to a plea, allegation, or counterclaim in the defendant's answer
proof
a particular fact see also clear and convincing, preponderance of the evidence, reasonable doubt, standard of proof compare allegation, argument 4 : probate
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plead
law, from Old French plaid legal action, trial more at plea ] vi 1 : to make an allegation in an action or other legal proceeding ;esp : to answer the pleading or charge of the other
plea
decision, decree, from neuter of placitus, past participle of placēre to please, be decided] 1 a : an allegation of fact in civil litigation made in response to a claim compare demurrer b : a defendant's answer
knowledge
his property] per·son·al knowledge : direct knowledge of a matter or of the truth or falsity of an allegation [a witness may not testify to a matter unless evidence is introduced sufficient to support a finding that
Profert
The exhibition or production of a record or paper in open court or an allegation that it is in court
duplicity
1 : the use of deceptive words or actions 2 : the use of more than one claim, allegation, or defense in a single paragraph of a pleading ;esp : the improper charging of more than one
defense
self-defense 2 a : the theory or ground that forms the basis for a defendant's opposition to an allegation in a complaint or to a charge in a charging instrument (as an indictment) ;also : the evidence
confession
confession 1 : an act of confessing 2 : an acknowledgment of a fact or allegation as true or proven ;esp : a written or oral statement by an accused party acknowledging the party's
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