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denial definition - legal

n

In litigation, a rejection of a claim or request; an assertion in a pleading rejecting facts asserted by the other party in its own pleading.
general denial
A response that questions all of the material accusations in a petition or complaint.
specific denial
A separate response to several of the plaintiffÂ’s charges individually denying them, while not denying all of them.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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