Definition that contains f's
- answer 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
- rebuttal (law) a pleading by the defendant in reply to a plaintiff's surrejoinder
- haggis made of sheep's or calf's viscera minced with oatmeal and suet and onions and boiled in the animal's stomach
- rejoinder (law) a pleading made by a defendant in response to the plaintiff's replication
- mock turtle soup soup made from a calf's head or other meat in imitation of green turtle soup
- chef's salad the combination salad prepared as a particular chef's specialty
- counterplea a plaintiff's reply to a defendant's plea
- rebutter (law) a pleading by the defendant in reply to a plaintiff's surrejoinder
- judgment lien lien on a debtor's property that is granted to a creditor by court judgment; lien may be enforced by having the sheriff seize the property and hold a sheriff's sale