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shotgun pleading

shotgun pleading noun: a legal complaint or an answer to a complaint which sets forth an excessive number of facts with no clear organization, and then asserts that those facts describe a cause of action or a defense.

Noun

shotgun pleading (plural shotgun pleadings)

  1. A legal complaint or an answer to a complaint which sets forth an excessive number of facts with no clear organization, and then asserts that those facts describe a cause of action or a defense.

Forms of shotgun pleading

pluralshotgun pleadings

Questions about shotgun pleading

What does shotgun pleading mean?
Shotgun pleading means a legal complaint or an answer to a complaint which sets forth an excessive number of facts with no clear organization, and then asserts that those facts describe a cause of action or a defense.
What part of speech is shotgun pleading?
Shotgun pleading is a noun.
What is the plural of shotgun pleading?
The plural of shotgun pleading is shotgun pleadings.

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