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pleadings

Pleadings are the formal allegations of the respective claims and defenses by the parties to a lawsuit, consisting of a complaint, an answer, a reply to a counterclaim, an answer to a cross-claim, a third-party complaint, and an answer to a third-party complaint.

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pleadings

Pleadings are the formal allegations of the respective claims and defenses by the parties to a lawsuit, consisting of a complaint, an answer, a reply to a counterclaim, an answer to a cross-claim, a third-party complaint, and an answer to a third-party complaint.

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Pleadings also include briefs filed in support or in opposition to a motion.

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