special pleading
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Tweet n. 1. Law Responsive pleading from a defendant that does not deny the factual allegations of the other party but argues that the defense is entitled to prevail, as in the justification of a killing being prosecuted as murder. 2. The presentation of an argument that mentions or emphasizes only favorable aspects of the question at issue. |
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