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noun
- In a civil action, the statement of a distinct cause of action in a complaint or similar pleading.
- In a criminal action, the distinct allegation in an indictment or information that the defendant committed a crime.
multiple counts
Two or more distinct causes of action or allegations that the
defendant committed an offense contained in a complaint, indictment,
information, or similar pleading.
separate count
Any of the individual causes of action or allegations that the
defendant committed an offense in a complaint, indictment, information, or
similar pleading.
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