Term: evasive answer: (law) an answer by a defendant that fails to admit or deny the allegations set forth in the complaint
Candidate hypernym: answer: the principal pleading by the defendant in response to plaintiff's complaint; in criminal law it consists of the defendant's plea of `guilty' or `not guilty' (or nolo contendere); in civil law it must contain denials of all allegations in the plaintiff's complaint that the defendant hopes to controvert and it can contain affirmative defenses or counterclaims → 1
Candidate hypernym: bar soap: soap in the form of a bar → 0
Candidate hypernym: gin rickey: a rickey made with gin → 0
Candidate hypernym: cufflink: jewelry consisting of one of a pair of linked buttons used to fasten the cuffs of a shirt → 0
Candidate hypernym: lapwing: large crested Old World plover having wattles and spurs → 0
Candidate hypernym: passenger car: a railcar where passengers ride → 0
Candidate hypernym: territorial: nonprofessional soldier member of a territorial military unit → 0
Candidate hypernym: readiness: the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action) → 0
Candidate hypernym: spinel: a hard glassy mineral consisting of an oxide of magnesium and aluminum; occurs in various colors that are used as gemstones → 0
Candidate hypernym: weeping spruce: medium-sized spruce of California and Oregon having pendulous branches → 0
Candidate hypernym: sunflower: any plant of the genus Helianthus having large flower heads with dark disk florets and showy yellow rays → 0