HyperDic: evasive_answer

English > 1 sense of the expression *evasive answer*:
NOUN	communication	evasive answer	(law) an answer by a defendant that fails to admit or deny the allegations set forth in the complaint / complaint

English > *evasive answer*: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
Meaning	(law) an answer by a defendant that fails to admit or deny the allegations set forth in the complaint / complaint.
Category	law, jurisprudence	The collection of rules imposed by authority
Broader	answer	The principal pleading by the defendant in response to plaintiff's complaint
Spanish	respuesta evasiva