pleadings

Noun

• (law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding
• plural of pleading

Verb

• appeal or request earnestly
• offer as an excuse or plea
• enter a plea, as in courts of law
• make an allegation in an action or other legal proceeding, especially answer the previous pleading of the other party by denying facts therein stated or by alleging new facts

Synonyms

plead, pleading