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pleading collapse: (law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding

plea collapse: an answer indicating why a suit should be dismissed; (law) a defendant's answer by a factual matter (as distinguished from a demurrer)

pro collapse: an argument in favor of a proposal; in favor of (an action or proposal etc.); "a pro vote"; favoring a proposition, opinion, etc.;

refutation collapse: the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions; "his refutation of the charges was short and persuasive"; "in defense he said the other man started it"

con collapse: an argument opposed to a proposal; on the negative side; "much was written pro and con"

argument collapse: a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value determines the dependent variable; if f(x)=y, x is the independent variable; a summary of the subject or plot of a literary work or play or movie; "the editor added the argument to the poem"; a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true; "it was a strong argument that his hypothesis was true"; a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal; "the argument over foreign aid goes on and on"

reason collapse: the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination; "we are told that man is endowed with reason and capable of distinguishing good from evil"; a fact that logically justifies some premise or conclusion; "there is reason to believe he is lying"; an explanation of the cause of some phenomenon; "the reason a steady state was never reached was that the back pressure built up too slowly"; a rational motive for a belief or action; "the reason that war was declared"; "the grounds for their declaration"; think logically; "The children must learn to reason"; decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion; "We reasoned that it was cheaper to rent than to buy a house"

consideration collapse: a considerate and thoughtful act; kind and considerate regard for others; "he showed no consideration for her feelings"; the process of giving careful thought to something; a discussion of a topic (as in a meeting); "consideration of the traffic problem took more than an hour"

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