Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
disjunctive allegations — Claims by someone who files a lawsuit that that one thing OR another occurred, and in criminal case that the accused committed one crime or another. Such allegations are not allowed because the defendant is entitled to know what allegations to… … Law dictionary
disjunctive — I (alternative) adjective alternate, discretional, discretionary, elective, equivalent, having the privilege to choose, interchangeable, noncompulsory, nonobligatory, not compulsory, open to choice, optional, selective, subject to preference,… … Law dictionary
disjunctive allegation — dis·junc·tive allegation /dis jəŋk tiv / n: an allegation that is unclear in meaning because it includes the word or in charging the defendant with two or more wrongful acts ◇ Disjunctive allegations are inadmissible. Merriam Webster’s Dictionary … Law dictionary
disjunctive allegation — A statement in a pleading or indictment which expresses or charges a thing alternatively, with the conjunction or ; for instance, an averment that defendant murdered or caused to be murdered , etc., would be of this character. Disjunctive… … Black's law dictionary
disjunctive allegation — A statement in a pleading or indictment which expresses or charges a thing alternatively, with the conjunction or ; for instance, an averment that defendant murdered or caused to be murdered , etc., would be of this character. Disjunctive… … Black's law dictionary
disjunctive denial — The form of denial required in responding to conjunctive allegations in an adversary s pleading. 41 Am J1st Pl § 193 … Ballentine's law dictionary
alternative allegations — See disjunctive allegations … Ballentine's law dictionary
Allegation — Not to be confused with alligation. Alleged redirects here. For the champion racehorse, see Alleged (horse). An allegation (also called adduction) is a claim of a fact by a party in a pleading, which the party claims to be able to prove.… … Wikipedia
List of law topics (A-E) — NOTOC Law [From Old English lagu something laid down or fixed ; legal comes from Latin legalis , from lex law , statute ( [http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=law searchmode=none Law] , Online Etymology Dictionary; [http://www.m… … Wikipedia
Fact — For other uses, see Fact (disambiguation). A fact (derived from the Latin Factum, see below) is something that has really occurred or is actually the case. The usual test for a statement of fact is verifiability, that is whether it can be shown… … Wikipedia
