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Noun Concept
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No term available
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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 WordNet 3.0
English:
law
Relations
Sources
IS A
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pleading
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legal concept
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legal document
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statement
HAS KIND
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evasive answer
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nolo contendere
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plea
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intercession
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laconism
+4 relations
HAS INSTANCE
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42
CATEGORY DOMAIN
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law
DERIVATION
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answer
HAS CAUSE
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question
HAS EFFECT
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cognition
OPPOSITE OF
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question

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