Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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Responsive

adj. Giving or constituting a response; answering <the witness's testimony is not responsive to the question>.

responsive pleading

A pleading that replies to an opponent's earlier pleading. See ANSWER.

responsive verdict

See VERDICT.

unresponsive answer

Evidence. A response from a witness (usu. at a deposition or hearing) that is irrelevant to the question asked.