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Meaning:
Noun:
- An appeal, petition, urgent prayer or entreaty.
- An excuse; an apology.
- legal A cause in court; a lawsuit; as, the Court of Common Pleas. See under Common.
- legal An allegation of fact in a cause, as distinguished from a demurrer.
- legal That which is alleged by a party in support of his cause.
- legal The defendant?s answer to the plaintiff?s declaration and demand.
- That which is alleged or pleaded, in defense or in justification.
Source: Wiktionary
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