evasive answer

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   (law) an answer by a defendant that fails to admit or deny the allegations set forth in the complaint

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Questions about evasive answer

What does evasive answer mean?

evasive answer means "(law) an answer by a defendant that fails to admit or deny the allegations set forth in the complaint".

Is evasive answer a common word?

evasive answer is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.