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artful pleadings

artful pleadings is the plural of artful pleading.

Meaning of artful pleading

Noun

artful pleading (countable and uncountable, plural artful pleadings)

  1. (US) The filing under state law of a claim naturally arising under federal law.
    • Suing his employer for negligence rather than for violation of the Federal Employers Liability Act was an artful pleading, and the defendant properly removed the proceedings to federal district court.

Questions about artful pleadings

What is artful pleadings the plural of?
Artful pleadings is the plural of artful pleading.

Words near artful pleadings in the dictionary

  1. artfucks
  2. artful
  3. artful dodger
  4. artful dodgers
  5. artful pleading
  6. artful pleadings
  7. artfull
  8. artfully
  9. artfulness
  10. artfulnesses
  11. artgoing

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