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06560254-n:
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
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08441203-n:
the collection of rules imposed by authority
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00816556-v:
declare untrue; contradict
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01001294-v:
state
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02529284-v:
fail to do something; leave something undone
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06560254-n:
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
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06561942-n:
(criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense
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06562217-n:
(civil law) the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim for relief is based
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07236077-n:
(law) a formal accusation against somebody (often in a court of law)
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09762101-n:
a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused
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