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A statement made in a pleading or in discovery acknowlage the truth of a particular factual allegation of the opponent. Admission Affidavit A sworn statement that facts are true and correct to the best of the knowledge, information, and belief of the person making the affidavit The Act of an appellate court in upholding the decision of the trial court. Affirm Allege To make or represent of fact in a pleading or orally. The name of the petition used in some states by which the highest appellate court accepts jurisdiction to decide a case appealed from the intermediate appellate court. Allocatur An ________ed pleading is one that replaces the earlier pleading and may state new facts, omit facts, or change the way facts were presented in the earlier pleading. Amend The response to a complaint. Answer Appeal The procedure for seeking review in a higher court of a lower court's decision. Coming into a court as a party to a lawsuit. Appearance Civil Litigation Vocabulary for the Para Legal and Legal Secretary.