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has gloss(noun) (law) a defendant's answer by a factual matter (as distinguished from a demurrer)
plea
has glosseng: :For the pygmy backswimmer genus, see Plea (insect). In legal terms, a plea is simply an answer to a claim made by someone in a civil or criminal case under common law using the adversary system. Colloquially, a plea has come to mean the assertion by a criminal defendant at arraignment, or otherwise in response to a criminal charge, whether that person pleaded Guilty, Not Guilty, No Contest or Alford plea.
lexicalizationeng: plea
subclass of(noun) the principal pleading by the defendant in response to plaintiff's complaint; in criminal law it consists of the defendant's plea of `guilty' or `not guilty' (or nolo contendere); in civil law it must contain denials of all allegations in the plaintiff's complaint that the defendant hopes to controvert and it can contain affirmative defenses or counterclaims
answer
has subclass(noun) a plaintiff's reply to a defendant's plea
counterplea
has subclass(noun) a plea that delays the action without settling the cause of action; it can challenge the jurisdiction or claim disability of the defendant etc. (such defenses are usually raised in the defendant's answer)
dilatory plea
has subclass(noun) (criminal law) a plea in which the defendant claims innocence due to mental incompetence at the time
insanity plea, plea of insanity
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Czech
has glossces: Plaidoyer (franc., od plaid, z lat. placitum, výrok, rozsudek), vysl plédoajé, je v původním smyslu závěrečná řeč žalobce a obhájce při soudním řízení. Měla by stručně a přehledně shrnout stanoviska a argumenty jedné i druhé strany po provedeném líčení a po ní už obvykle nenásledují další návrhy. Pro plaidoyer žalobce platí jistá omezení (např. řeč musí končit návrhem trestu), obhajoba není nijak omezena.
lexicalizationces: plaidoyer
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German
has glossdeu: Das Plädoyer (französisch plaidoyer) ist bei einem Strafverfahren die zusammenfassende Schlussrede des Staatsanwalts, des Verteidigers, des Nebenklägers, des Privatklägers, des Erziehungsberechtigten oder gesetzlichen Vertreters (im Jugendstrafverfahren), sowie des Einziehungsbeteiligten.
lexicalizationdeu: Plädoyer
Hindi
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Macedonian
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Dutch
has glossnld: Een pleidooi is in het recht de benaming voor de pleitrede die door een advocaat voor een gerechtelijke instantie ten behoeve van zijn cliënt wordt uitgesproken. Bovendien wordt met het woord de fase in het proces aangeduid waarin dat gebeurt. Pleidooien kunnen zowel in het strafrecht als in het burgerlijke recht en het bestuursrecht voorkomen.
lexicalizationnld: pleidooi
Occitan (post 1500)
lexicalizationoci: desculpa
Castilian
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has category(noun) the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
law, jurisprudence
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