(1)(被告答辩时间的)延期

(2)(一种)庭外和解
在早期，延期答辩有给双方时间进行谈判之意，但在近代，这一词语仅指给被告时间进行答辩。

• Bureau of Customs
• Bureau of Investigation
• Bureau of Land Management
• Burford doctrine
• action at law
• action brought
• actio negativa
• actio negatoria
• actio negotiorum gestorum
• actionem constituere
• actionem instituere
• action en declaration d'hypotheque
• action en interruption
• actiones legis
• actiones nominatae
• action ex contractu
• action ex delicto
• action for accounting
• action for conspiracy
• action for death
• action for divorce
• action for mesne profits
• action for money had and received
• action for poinding
• action in equity