noun
: any of various technical counts in law that are of a general nature and are used in pleadings to prevent a failure of justice by reason of an inadvertent variance
noun
: any of various technical counts in law that are of a general nature and are used in pleadings to prevent a failure of justice by reason of an inadvertent variance
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012