affirmative pleading

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affirmative pleading - any defensive pleading that affirms facts rather than merely denying the facts alleged by the plaintiff

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

law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"

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pleading			The bill as amended strikes language that allowed a defendant to add a nonparty to the jury form with an affirmative pleading, and instead substitutes a provision allowing a defendant to join another party as a co-defendant and allowing damages to be comparatively apportioned if that party is found liable. Bill would make it harder to add third parties to jury forms by Blankenship, Gary / Florida Bar News			Affiliable affiliate affiliated Affiliated societies affiliation affiliation order affiliation proceedings affiliation training Affinal affine affine geometry affine transformation affined Affinitative Affinitive affinity affinity card affinity group affirm Affirmable Affirmance Affirmant affirmation affirmative affirmative action affirmative pleading affirmatively affirmativeness Affirmatory Affirmed Affirmer affix affixal affixation affixed affixial Affixion Affixture Afflation afflatus afflict afflicted Afflictedness Afflicter afflicting affliction Afflictionless Afflictive Afflictively affluence affluency			Affirmative Action Program Plan Affirmative Action Programs in Higher Education Affirmative Action Recruiting Consortium Affirmative Action Representative Affirmative Action Review Form Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity and Diversity Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employment Affirmative Business Alliance of North America Affirmative Civil Enforcement Affirmative Civil Enforcement Program Affirmative Constructive Affirmative covenant Affirmative Covenants Affirmative defense Affirmative defense Affirmative defenses Affirmative defenses Affirmative Dumping Determination Affirmative Employment Plan Affirmative Employment Program Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing Plan affirmative lending affirmative marketing program Affirmative obligation affirmative obligations affirmative pleading Affirmative pregnant Affirmative Procurement Affirmative Rebuttal Affirmative Relief Affirmative Replies Neither Required Nor Desired Affirmative Warranties Affirmative Warranty affirmatively affirmatively affirmatively Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing affirmativeness affirmatives affirmatives affirmatives affirmatory affirmatory affirmatory affirmatory Affirmed Affirmed Affirmed Affirmed Affirmed Without Opinion affirmer affirmer affirmer affirmer affirmers affirmers

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