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bare denial

noun/ˈbeə dɪˈnaɪəl/

C1CEFR level
70/100Rarity: rare
TechnicalRegister

A denial in a pleading that fails to advance any positive case in answer to the allegation.

A bare denial will not do; the defence must say why the sum is not owed.

Topic: Litigation in Legal English

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