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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 20-6-101

  • Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.

The pleadings described in this chapter apply to all actions at law and to all legal proceedings for the redress of civil injuries in which pleadings are necessary and not otherwise expressly prescribed.