Special pleading Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun an argument that ignores all unfavorable evidence
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noun (law) a pleading that alleges new facts in avoidance of the opposing allegations
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(Law) , the allegation of special or new matter, as distingiushed from a direct denial of matter previously alleged on the side. Bouvier. The popular denomination of the whole science of pleading. Stephen. The phrase is sometimes popularly applied to the specious, but unsound, argumentation of one whose aim is victory, and not truth. Burrill.
