(law) the removal or termination or destruction of something that has been found to be a nuisance
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Pleading in the alternative
a pleading that alleges facts so separate that it is difficult to determine which facts the person intends to rely on
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Characterizing that kind of reasoning which derives propositions from the observation of facts, or by generalizations from facts arriv…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pleading, alleges, facts, separate, difficult.any defensive pleading that affirms facts rather than merely denying the facts alleged by the plaintiff
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pleading, alleges, facts, separate, difficult.a pleading that alleges facts so separate that it is difficult to determine which facts the person intends to rely on
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pleading, alleges, facts, separate, difficult.To talk about one's self, or things pertaining to one's self, in a manner intended to excite admiration, envy, or wonder; to talk boas…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pleading, alleges, facts, separate, difficult.To rest or depend, as on a foundation; to ground one's self or one's hopes or opinions upon something deemed reliable; to rely; as, to…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pleading, alleges, facts, separate, difficult.The thing claimed or demanded; that (as land) to which any one intends to establish a right; as a settler's claim; a miner's claim.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pleading, alleges, facts, separate, difficult.a hearing to determine legal capacity (to determine whether the defendant can understand the charges and cooperate with a lawyer in pr…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pleading, alleges, facts, separate, difficult.(civil law) the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim for relief is based
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pleading, alleges, facts, separate, difficult.To reckon; to rely; to depend; -- with on or upon.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pleading, alleges, facts, separate, difficult.To determine judicially by authority, or by decree; to constitute by edict; to appoint by decree or law; to determine; to order; to or…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pleading, alleges, facts, separate, difficult.The desertion by a party to any pleading of the ground taken by him in his last antecedent pleading, and the adoption of another.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pleading, alleges, facts, separate, difficult.To rely for support; to be conditioned or contingent; to be connected with anything, as a cause of existence, or as a necessary condit…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pleading, alleges, facts, separate, difficult.
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