民事诉讼或行政诉讼中，被告针对原告提出的诉讼请求给予答辩或被法院传唤到庭与原告进行辩驳【法】to appear in court in response to a charge

• 天津远洋公司和天津人民保险分公司随后宣布应诉。

  Subsequently, Tianjin Yuanyang Company and the Tianjin branch of People's Insurance announced they would appear in court in response to a charge.