Respondent

Respondent
Respondent Re*spond"ent, n. [Cf. F. r['e]pondant.] One who responds. It corresponds in general to defendant. Specifically: (a) (Law) One who answers in certain suits or proceedings, generally those which are not according to the course of the common law, as in equity and admiralty causes, in petitions for partition, and the like; -- distinquished from appellant. (b) One who maintains a thesis in reply, and whose province it is to refute objections, or overthrow arguments; -- distinguished from opponent. --I. Watts. [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • Respondent — Re*spond ent ( ent), a. [L. respondens, p. pr. of respondere.] Disposed or expected to respond; answering; according; corresponding. [1913 Webster] Wealth respondent to payment and contributions. Bacon. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • respondent — The party who responds to a claim filed in Court against him by a Plaintiff or the person who is being sued. Another term for the Respondent is the Defendant. (Dictionary of Canadian Bankruptcy Terms) United Glossary of Bankruptcy Terms 2012 …   Glossary of Bankruptcy

  • respondent — 1520s, from L. respondent , prp. stem of respondere (see RESPOND (Cf. respond)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • Respondent — can mean:In legal usage: * The Appellee, or the opposing party, in an Appeal * The Defendant in a proceeding commenced by a petitionIn non legal or informal usage: * One who refutes or responds to a thesis or an argument in question… …   Wikipedia

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  • respondent — ► NOUN 1) a defendant in a lawsuit, especially one in an appeal or divorce case. 2) a person who responds to a questionnaire or an advertisement …   English terms dictionary

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