the principle 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
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made in reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
同义词：answerreplyresponse
a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem
同义词：solutionanswerresultresolutionsolvent
the speech act of replying to a question
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the principle 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
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a nonverbal reaction
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v.
reply or respond to
同义词：answerreplyrespond
give the correct answer or solution to
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respond to a signal
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understand the meaning of
同义词：answerresolve
give a defence or refutation of (a charge) or in (an argument)
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be liable or accountable
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be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity
同义词：sufficedoanswerserve
match or correspond
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be satisfactory for; meet the requirements of or serve the purpose of