Defendant statements {plea}| can answer claims in complaints or charges.
Pleas {demurrer}| can admit truth of other party's claim but state that facts are not sufficient to uphold claim under law.
People can lack legal capability {disability, law}|.
People can have no guilt for actions {innocence, law}|. Age, incompetence, or duty can cause people to be innocent. In USA and England, courts presume accused persons are innocent.
Pleas {nolo contendere}| in criminal cases can state that defendant will make no defense but will admit no guilt.
Plaintiffs can respond to pleas {replication, law} {reply, law}.
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