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alternative pleading

/ɔːlˈtɜːrnətɪv ˈpliːdɪŋ/

Traducción: Término jurídico que designa la formulación de pretensiones o defensas en forma alternativa, en la que la parte presenta dos o más alegaciones incompatibles o contradictorias, a menudo en distintos apartados, para asegurar que al menos una de ellas sea admitida.

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/ɔːlˈtɜːrnətɪv ˈpliːdɪŋ/C1formallegal
  • esTérmino jurídico que designa la formulación de pretensiones o defensas en forma alternativa, en la que la parte presenta dos o más alegaciones incompatibles o contradictorias, a menudo en distintos apartados, para asegurar que al menos una de ellas sea admitida.

A legal term referring to a form of pleading in which a party asserts two or more inconsistent or contradictory claims or defenses in the alternative, often in separate counts, to ensure that at least one will succeed.

  1. Legal strategyC2formal

    A legal doctrine that allows a party to present multiple, sometimes contradictory, claims or defenses in the same lawsuit.

    esalegación alternativa

    • The defense used alternative pleading to argue both that the contract was invalid and that it was not breached.
    • In alternative pleading, a plaintiff may claim the defendant was negligent and also that the defendant acted intentionally.
    • The court allowed alternative pleading because the facts were not yet fully established.