답변서는 민사소송에서 소장의 송달에 대해 이의가 있는 피고가 제출하는 첫 번째 소송서류이다.
In law, an Answer was originally a solemn assertion in opposition to someone or something, and thus generally any counter-statement or defense, a reply to a question or response, or objection, or a correct solution of a problem.