defective pleading

Definitions of defective pleading
  1. noun
    any pleading that fails to conform in form or substance to minimum standards of accuracy or sufficiency
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    type of:
    pleading
    (law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding
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