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
답변서는 민사소송에서 소장의 송달에 대해 이의가 있는 피고가 제출하는 첫 번째 소송서류이다.