Term: plea: (law) a defendant's answer by a factual matter (as distinguished from a demurrer)
Candidate hypernym: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) → 1
Candidate hypernym: sconce: a shelter or screen providing protection from enemy fire or from the weather → 0
Candidate hypernym: closed gentian: gentian of eastern North America having tubular blue or white flowers that open little if at all → 0
Candidate hypernym: towhead: a person with light blond hair → 0
Candidate hypernym: partial breach: a breach that does not destroy the value of the contract but can give rise to a claim for damages → 0
Candidate hypernym: photograph album: an album for photographs → 0
Candidate hypernym: guzzler: someone who drinks heavily (especially alcoholic beverages) → 0
Candidate hypernym: fare-thee-well: state of perfection; the utmost degree → 0
Candidate hypernym: hand-me-down: outgrown garment passed down from one person to another → 0
Candidate hypernym: siberian husky: breed of sled dog developed in northeastern Siberia; they resemble the larger Alaskan malamutes → 0
Candidate hypernym: unambiguity: clarity achieved by the avoidance of ambiguity → 0