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amended pleading :: legal definition


Amended pleading - n. a changed written pleading in a lawsuit, including complaint or answer to a complaint. Pleadings are amended for various reasons, including correcting facts, adding causes of action (legal bases for a suit), adding affirmative defenses, or responding to a court's finding that a pleading is inadequate as a matter of law. Amendments cannot be made willy-nilly, but only prior to being served, upon stipulation by the parties or order of the court.

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amend :: v. to alter or change by adding, subtracting, or s ... mended pleading statute stipulation
amended complaint :: n. what results when the party suing (plaintiff or ... cause of action complaint demurrer
answer :: n. in law, a written pleading filed by a defendant ... emurrer general denial verification
common counts :: n. claims for debt alleged in a lawsuit (included ... so: cause of action complaint count
complaint :: n. the first document filed with the court (actual ... g prayer service of process summons
constitutional rights :: n. rights given or reserved to the people by the U ... e also: Bill of Rights constitution
cross-complaint :: n. after a complaint has been filed against a defe ... g prayer service of process summons
demurrer :: n. (dee-muhr-ur) a written response to a complaint ... demurrer. See also: motion pleading
eminent domain :: n. the power of a governmental entity (federal, st ... ngs. See also: condemn condemnation
file :: 1) v. to deposit with the clerk of the court a wri ... rrespondence and notes on the case.
in haec verba :: (in hike verb-ah)prep. Latin for "in these words," ... ading. See also: complaint pleading
pleading :: n. 1) every legal document filed in a lawsuit, pet ... nswer complaint demurrer plea plead

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