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Simple English definitions for legal terms

A quick definition of traverse:

A traverse is a formal way of denying something that someone else has said. It can be used in legal cases when one party disagrees with a fact that the other party has stated. There are different types of traverses, including a common traverse which is a specific denial of a particular allegation, and a general traverse which denies all the facts in the opposing party's pleading.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: Traverse is a formal denial of a factual allegation made in the opposing party's pleading. It is a legal term used in common-law pleading.

Example: Smith filed a traverse to Allen's complaint, asserting that he did not knowingly provide false information.

This means that Smith denied the allegation made by Allen in his complaint and stated that he did not provide false information intentionally.

Traverse can be of different types:

  • Common Traverse: It is a denial accompanied by a formal offer for decision of the point denied. It expressly contradicts the terms of the allegation traversed.
  • Cumulative Traverse: It analyzes a proposition into its constituent parts and traverses them cumulatively.
  • General Traverse: It is a denial of all the facts in an opponent's pleading.
  • Special Traverse: It is a denial of one material fact in an opponent's pleading. It explains or qualifies the denial.

Example: John filed a special traverse to Mary's complaint, denying that he was driving the car at the time of the accident. He explained that he had lent his car to his friend, who was driving it at the time of the accident.

This means that John denied the material fact that he was driving the car at the time of the accident and explained that his friend was driving it instead.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
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CONGRATS MACAQUE!
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
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Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
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[] baddestbunny
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every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
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Nice! @Macaque
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22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
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No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
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5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
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Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
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