Term: 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
Broader: pleading: (law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding | Unrelated: cardholder: a player who holds a card or cards in a card game
Broader: pleading: (law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding | Unrelated: titan: (Greek mythology) any of the primordial giant gods who ruled the Earth until overthrown by Zeus; the Titans were offspring of Uranus (Heaven) and Gaea (Earth)
Broader: pleading: (law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding | Unrelated: matter: (used with negation) having consequence
Broader: pleading: (law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding | Unrelated: plastron: a large pad worn by a fencer to protect the chest
Broader: pleading: (law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding | Unrelated: malignant tumor: a tumor that is malignant and tends to spread to other parts of the body
Broader: pleading: (law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding | Unrelated: jumping jack: plaything consisting of a toy figure with movable joints that can be made to dance by pulling strings
Broader: pleading: (law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding | Unrelated: femoral pulse: pulse of the femoral artery (felt in the groin)
Broader: pleading: (law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding | Unrelated: tremolo: vocal vibrato especially an excessive or poorly controlled one
Broader: pleading: (law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding | Unrelated: yesterday: the day immediately before today
Broader: pleading: (law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding | Unrelated: growing: (electronics) the production of (semiconductor) crystals by slow crystallization from the molten state