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20 answers for: Answering a defendant
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RESPONDENTAnswering a defendant
RESPONSEWord for an oracular answer; a verse answering a versicle; a rejoinder or reply generally; or, an emotional reaction to a stimulus (8)
POLLEEOne answering a survey
HELLOWord to use when answering a telephone
COUNTERINGContradicting; answering a blow (10)
PARRYCleverly avoid answering a question
SOLVINGAnswering (a riddle) (7)
IMNOTHERECall to someone answering a phone, maybe
HOPETHISHELPSClosing remark from someone answering a query
BEGAsk humbly to avoid answering a question?
PUNTAvoid answering a question
LOCKWhere you'll find the sailor answering a charge (2,3,4)
INTHEWhere you'll find the sailor answering a charge (2,3,4)
SENTENCEA punishment assigned to a defendant found guilty by a court (8)
PROSECUTORLawyer conducting a case against a defendant
PLEAWhat a defendant enters in response to a judge's question
OFFER- of amends; procedure described in the Defamation Act 1996 enabling a defendant to apologise to the claimant of a libel case to avoid further dispute (5)
SETBAILImpose a monetary restriction, as on a defendant
COGNOVITAn acknowledgement by a defendant that a plaintiff's case is just (8)
PEERJury member, vis-a-vis a defendant, it's said