respond to lawsuit; answer charges
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to respond to a lawsuit; to answer a plaintiff's complaint in civil or administrative litigation
formalLegal terminology referring specifically to the defendant's formal response to legal proceedings initiated by a plaintiff. The defendant must respond within a legally specified time period after receiving the summons.
Bèi被
gào告
shōu收
dào到
chuán传
piào票
hòu后
，
bì必
xū须
zài在
shí十
wǔ五
tiān天
nèi内
yìng应
sù诉
。
After receiving the summons, the defendant must respond to the lawsuit within fifteen days.
Gōng公
sī司
yǐ已
jīng经
wěi委
tuō托
lǜ律
shī师
zhǔn准
bèi备
yìng应
sù诉
cái材
liào料
。
The company has hired a lawyer to prepare materials for responding to the lawsuit.
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Rú如
guǒ果
bèi被
gào告
bù不
yìng应
sù诉
，
fǎ法
yuàn院
kě可
néng能
huì会
zuò作
chū出
quē缺
xí席
pàn判
jué决
。
If the defendant does not respond to the lawsuit, the court may issue a default judgment.
Yìng应
sù诉
fāng方
xū需
yào要
zài在
fǎ法
tíng庭
shàng上
tí提
jiāo交
dá答
biàn辩
zhuàng状
。
The responding party must submit a statement of defense in court.