Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
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alternative pleading
A form of pleading whereby the pleader alleges two or more independent claims or defenses that are not necessarily consistent with each other, such as alleging both intentional infliction of emotional distress and negligent infliction of emotional distress based on the same conduct. Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(e)(2). Cf. DUPLICITY (2); double plea under PLEA (3).