pleading a statute (in court)
1Court of Session — redirects here. For other uses, see Court of Session (disambiguation). Court of Session Logo of the Court of Session Established 1532 …
2Pleading — In law as practiced in countries that follow the English models, a pleading is a formal written statement filed with a court by parties in a civil action, other than a motion. By stating what claims and defences are at issue, pleadings establish… …
3Court system of Canada — Canadian court system (Source Canadian Department of Justice) The court system of Canada is made up of many courts differing in levels of legal superiority and separated by jurisdiction. Some of the courts are federal in nature while others are… …
4Court of Common Pleas (England) — For other uses, see Court of Common Pleas (disambiguation) …
5Court of King's Bench (England) — For other uses, see Court of King s Bench. The Court of King s Bench at work. This illuminated manuscript from about 1460 is the earliest known depiction of the English court.[1] The Court of King s Bench (or Court of Queen s Bench during the… …
6Special statute — Special Spe cial, a. [L. specialis, fr. species a particular sort, kind, or quality: cf. F. sp[ e]cial. See {Species}, and cf. {Especial}.] 1. Of or pertaining to a species; constituting a species or sort. [1913 Webster] A special is called by… …
7Special pleading — Special Spe cial, a. [L. specialis, fr. species a particular sort, kind, or quality: cf. F. sp[ e]cial. See {Species}, and cf. {Especial}.] 1. Of or pertaining to a species; constituting a species or sort. [1913 Webster] A special is called by… …
8challenge — chal·lenge 1 vt chal·lenged, chal·leng·ing 1: to dispute esp. as being invalid or unjust counsel challenged this interpretation 2: to question formally (as by a suit or motion) the legality or legal qualifications of challenge the regulations;… …
9Reynato Puno — Infobox Philippine Supreme Court Chief Justice honorific prefix = The Honourable name=Reynato S. Puno order=22nd term start=December 8, 2006 term end= predecessor= Artemio V. Panganiban successor= nominator=Gloria Macapagal Arroyo date of birth=… …
10Actual innocence — is the most widely used [Paul Bergman, Sara J. Berman Barrett, The Criminal Law Handbook: Know Your Rights, Survive the System (2007), p. 285 (stating Undoubtedly, the most common defenseargument is that the prosecution has failed to prove the… …
