Term: plea: (law) a defendant's answer by a factual matter (as distinguished from a demurrer)
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: metaphor: a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity → 0
Candidate hypernym: skullcap: rounded brimless cap fitting the crown of the head → 0
Candidate hypernym: catastrophe: a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune → 0
Candidate hypernym: pinfish: similar to sea bream; small spiny-finned fish found in bays along the southeastern coast of the United States → 0
Candidate hypernym: hinduism: the religion of most people in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal → 0
Candidate hypernym: extremity: an external body part that projects from the body → 0
Candidate hypernym: sipuncula: peanut worms → 0
Candidate hypernym: chorus frog: any of several small North American frogs having a loud call → 0
Candidate hypernym: balsam fir: medium-sized fir of northeastern North America; leaves smell of balsam when crushed; much used for pulpwood and Christmas trees → 0
Candidate hypernym: mash: a mixture of mashed malt grains and hot water; used in brewing → 0