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evasive answer
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | evasive answer - (law) an answer by a defendant that fails to admit or deny the allegations set forth in the complaintanswer - 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 counterclaimslaw, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" |
evasive answer
Words related to evasive answernoun (law) an answer by a defendant that fails to admit or deny the allegations set forth in the complaintRelated Words |