answer-n
type: LexicalEntry
canonical form: answer
sense: 06572245-n
part of speech: noun

06572245-n
type: LexicalConcept
in scheme: en-word.net
definition:
  value: 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
ili: i70934
lexfile: noun.communication
part of speech: noun
domain topic: 08458195-n
hypernym: 06571356-n