Reply

This article is about language use. For the legal term, see Reply (legal term)

A reply is a statement or acknowledgment made in response to an interrogative question, request or comment. The reply is a response by Plaintiff to Defendant 's Answer. A reply occurs only when defendant has asserted a counterclaim or the court has ordered A question may be either a linguistic expression used to make a request for Information, or else the request itself made by such an expression ^[1] Replies are communicated in a variety of ways, the most common being spoken or written, and act as a way of conveying relevant information and continuing a conversational exchange. A simple reply can take the form of a single word, for example "yes" or "no", or can be expressed via body language, such as nodding the head or winking.

References

^ Reply (English). WordNet. Retrieved on 2008-05-19. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and

Dictionary

-noun

A written or spoken response; part of a conversation.
Something given in reply.

-verb

To give a written or spoken response, especially to a question, request, accusation or criticism; to answer.
To act or gesture in response.
To repeat something back; to echo.

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