shotgun pleadings

A form of shotgun pleading — 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.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of shotgun pleading
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MLA

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Chicago

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