English

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

Japanese

原告の不満に応じ被告が訴えている主要な弁論
刑法では、それは被告の'有罪'か'無罪'の請願（または、不抗争の答弁）から成ります
民法では被告が否定したいと思う原告の告訴におけるすべての申し立ての否定と積極弁論または反訴を含まなければならない

SUMO: ⊂ Stating

TempoWN: ◁ ▲ ▷ (Past: 0.002; Present: 0.853; Future: 0.000)

SentiWN: △ ▽ (+0.00 -0.00) MLSentiCon: ▲ ▼ (+0.12 -0.38)