shotgun pleading
shotgun pleading · shotgun pleadings
A legal complaint or an answer to a complaint which sets forth an excessive number of…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.
Meaning
1 sensesA 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
plural: shotgun pleadings| Singular | shotgun pleading |
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See also
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