pleading

nouns

(law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding
is derived from
is derived from
domain category
the collection of rules imposed by authority
"civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
is a type of (narrower)
a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc
"according to his statement he was in London on that day"

adjectives