Index: > A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Business Industries Finance Tax

Home > Answer


In general in communication an answer is a response. E.g., an answer is the response to a question, usually to satisify the questioner. It can also be a response to a telephone, letter, front door, etc.

Also, in the common law, an Answer is the first pleading by a defendant, usually filed and served upon the plaintiff within a certain strict time limit after a civil complaint or criminal information or indictment has been served upon the defendant.

The Answer establishes which allegations ( cause of action in civil matters) set forth by the complaining party will be contested by the defendant, and states all the defendant's defenses, thus establishing the nature and parameters of the controversy to be decided by the court.

In the case of a criminal case there is usually an arraignment or some other kind of appearance before the court by the defendant. The pleading in the criminal case, which is entered on the record in open court, is either guilty or not guilty. Generally speaking in private, civil cases there is no guilt or innocence. There is only a judgment that grants money damages or some other kind of equitable remedy such as restitutionRestitution is the process by which land and other property that was forcibly removed from its owners is restored or compensation of equivalent value provided. See also Land reform Property law Law. or an injunctionAn injunction is an equitable remedy in the form of a court order that either prohibits or compels ("enjoins" or "restrains") a party from continuing a particular activity. The party that fails to adhere to the injunction faces civil or criminal contempt. Criminal cases may lead to fineA fine is money paid as a financial punishment for the commission of minor crimes or as the settlement of a claim. A synonym, typically used in civil law actions, is mulct . Common examples of fines are monies paid for violations of traffic laws. Currentls or other punishmentIn society, punishment is the practice of imposing something unpleasant on a wrongdoer. Most often, criminals are punished by fines or prison. Children are also punished by their parents, guardians, or teachers. Michel Foucault describes in detail the evo, such as imprisonment.

Someone to whom you are answerable is one who looks after you, or someone who gives you rules which you must comply with.

The answer to the great question of ExistenceExistence is an ontological topic par excellence. In Anglo-American philosophy (this article will have to be augmented with summaries of work in other traditions), probably the most widely-asked question about it is what sort of concept it is, or what fun, or how the UniverseAlternate uses: See Universe (disambiguation In the first half of the 20th century, the word universe was used to mean the whole spacetime continuum in which we exist, together with all the energy and matter within it. Attempts to understand the universe operates, is known as the theory of everythingA theory of everything (TOE is a theory of theoretical physics and mathematics that fully explains and links together all known physical phenomena (i. everything"). Initially the term was used with an ironical connotation, to refer to various overgenerali.


ANSWER is also the name of an anti-war protest group



Non User