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special pleading

DEFINITIONS OF: special pleading

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n (law) a pleading that alleges new facts in avoidance of the opposing allegations

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

n an argument that ignores all unfavorable evidence

Type of:
specious argument
an argument that appears good at first view but is really fallacious
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