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Englishsz Posted 19 years ago
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if true
This law was enacted to assure that plaintiffs would not be able to burden defendants with onerous discovery demands (and try to coerce a settlement) until a court had determined that the lawsuit could proceed as a matter of law (i.e., until a court found that the complaint, if true, stated a cause of action against the defendant).
Can I use 'truly' to replace 'if true' in this text?
Can I use 'truly' to replace 'if true' in this text?
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No you cannot. 'if true' here means 'if the facts of the complaint is true' If you insert 'truly' the meaning will be that the complaint is truly stating a cause of action against the defendant. This is not in dispute.
- No you cannot.
- 'if true' here means 'if the facts of the complaint is true' If you insert 'truly' the meaning will be that the complaint is truly stating a cause of action against the defendant.
- This is not in dispute.
- By definition, a complaint is something that states a cause of injustice against someone.
- The only thing that matters is whether the facts of the complaint are true.
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No you cannot.
'if true' here means 'if the facts of the complaint is true'
If you insert 'truly' the meaning will be that the complaint is truly stating a cause of action against the defendant. This is not in dispute. By definition, a complaint is something that states a cause of injustice against someone. The only thing that matters is whether the facts of the complaint are tru
'if true' here means 'if the facts of the complaint is true'
If you insert 'truly' the meaning will be that the complaint is truly stating a cause of action against the defendant. This is not in dispute. By definition, a complaint is something that states a cause of injustice against someone. The only thing that matters is whether the facts of the complaint are tru
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No, but you can replace if true by if the complaint was (really) true.
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possibly? How could possibly be the same as if it (the complaint) is true?
No. You can't make that replacement!
until a court found that the complaint, if true, stated a cause of action against the defendant
If the complaint is true, the complaint stated a cause of action against the defendant.
No. You can't make that replacement!
until a court found that the complaint, if true, stated a cause of action against the defendant
If the complaint is true, the complaint stated a cause of action against the defendant.
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