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Plea

That which is alleged by a party in support of his cause; in a stricter sense, an allegation of fact in a cause, as distinguished from a demurrer; in a still more limited sense, and in modern practice, the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's declaration and demand. That which the plaintiff alleges in his declaration is answered and repelled or justified by the defendant's plea. In chancery practice, a plea is a special answer showing or relying upon one or more things as a ca

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Answer 76% connected

To speak in defense against; to reply to in defense; as, to answer a charge; to answer an accusation.

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Appeal 76% connected

To make application for the removal of (a cause) from an inferior to a superior judge or court for a rehearing or review on account of alleged injust…

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due process 76% connected

The right to a fair legal process.

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Entreaty 76% connected

Treatment; reception; entertainment.

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Prayer 76% connected

One who prays; a supplicant.

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Supplicate 74% connected

To entreat for; to seek by earnest prayer; to ask for earnestly and humbly; as, to supplicate blessings on Christian efforts to spread the gospel.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Supplicate 74% connected

To entreat for; to seek by earnest prayer; to ask for earnestly and humbly; as, to supplicate blessings on Christian efforts to spread the gospel.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Trial 70% connected

The act of trying or testing in any manner.

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Supplication 92% connected

The act of supplicating; humble and earnest prayer, as in worship.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Citation noun · 86% connection

(law) the act of citing (as of spoken words or written passages or legal precedents etc.)

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Demur noun · 86% connection

(law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings

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Demurral noun · 86% connection

(law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings

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Demurrer noun · 86% connection

(law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings

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Disclaimer noun · 86% connection

(law) a voluntary repudiation of a person's legal claim to something

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Discovery noun · 86% connection

(law) compulsory pretrial disclosure of documents relevant to a case; enables one side in a litigation to elicit information from the…

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Dissent noun · 86% connection

(law) the difference of one judge's opinion from that of the majority; "he expressed his dissent in a contrary opinion"

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Judicial admission noun · 86% connection

(law) an agreement or concession made by parties in a judicial proceeding (or by their attorneys) relating to the business before the…

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Presumption noun · 86% connection

(law) an inference of the truth of a fact from other facts proved or admitted or judicially noticed

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Stipulation noun · 86% connection

(law) an agreement or concession made by parties in a judicial proceeding (or by their attorneys) relating to the business before the…

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Illation noun · 85% connection

the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusi…

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Inference noun · 85% connection

the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusi…

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Acceptance noun · 85% connection

(contract law) words signifying consent to the terms of an offer (thereby creating a contract)

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Analogy noun · 84% connection

an inference that if things agree in some respects they probably agree in others

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Corollary noun · 84% connection

(logic) an inference that follows directly from the proof of another proposition

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Deduction noun · 84% connection

something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied); "his resignation had political implications"

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Derivation noun · 84% connection

a line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions

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Entailment noun · 84% connection

something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied); "his resignation had political implications"

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Admit verb · 78% connection

To concede as true; to acknowledge or assent to, as an allegation which it is impossible to deny; to own or confess; as, the argument…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: alleged, party, support, cause, stricter.
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Averment verb · 78% connection

A positive statement of facts; an allegation; an offer to justify or prove what is alleged.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: alleged, party, support, cause, stricter.
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Bolt verb · 78% connection

To refuse to support a nomination made by a party or a caucus with which one has been connected; to break away from a party.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: alleged, party, support, cause, stricter.
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Case noun · 78% connection

The matters of fact or conditions involved in a suit, as distinguished from the questions of law; a suit or action at law; a cause.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: alleged, party, support, cause, stricter.
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Charge verb · 78% connection

An accusation of a wrong of offense; allegation; indictment; specification of something alleged.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: alleged, party, support, cause, stricter.
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Coercion noun · 78% connection

The application to another of either physical or moral force. When the force is physical, and cannot be resisted, then the act produce…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: alleged, party, support, cause, stricter.
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Complaint noun · 78% connection

A formal allegation or charge against a party made or presented to the appropriate court or officer, as for a wrong done or a crime co…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: alleged, party, support, cause, stricter.
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Construction noun · 78% connection

The method of construing, interpreting, or explaining a declaration or fact; an attributed sense or meaning; understanding; explanatio…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: alleged, party, support, cause, stricter.
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Count verb · 78% connection

A formal statement of the plaintiff's case in court; in a more technical and correct sense, a particular allegation or charge in a dec…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: alleged, party, support, cause, stricter.
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Estoppel noun · 78% connection

A stop; an obstruction or bar to one's alleging or denying a fact contrary to his own previous action, allegation, or denial; an admis…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: alleged, party, support, cause, stricter.
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