law vs pleading in the alternative

law and pleading in the alternative both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
law	Yes	No	No	No
pleading in the alternative	Yes	No	No	No

law (noun)	pleading in the alternative (noun)
the learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system	a pleading that alleges facts so separate that it is difficult to determine which facts the person intends to rely on
a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society
a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature
the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity
the collection of rules imposed by authority
the force of policemen and officers