respondent

respondent
a) The person who answers for the defendant in a case before a court. In some legal systems, when one appeals a criminal case, one names the original court as defendant, but the state is the respondent.
b) The person who responds to a letter sent to him. See also correspondent.

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  • respondent — re·spon·dent /ri spän dənt/ n: one who answers or defends in various proceedings: as a: an answering party in an equitable proceeding b: a party against whom a petition (as for a writ of habeas corpus) seeking relief is brought c: an answering… …   Law dictionary

  • respondent — re‧spon‧dent [rɪˈspɒndənt ǁ rɪˈspɑːn ] noun [countable] formal 1. someone who replies to an advertisement or set of questions: • Only 2.7% of the survey respondents said they had plans to buy a home in the next six months. 2. LAW someone …   Financial and business terms

  • respondent — respondént adj. m. invar. Trimis de siveco, 11.07.2008. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic  respondént s. m., pl. respondénţi Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic  RESPONDÉNT, Ă, respondénţi, te, s.m. şi …   Dicționar Român

  • 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 — 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 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

  • respondent — {{/stl 13}}{{stl 8}}rz. mos I, Mc. respondentncie; lm M. respondentnci {{/stl 8}}{{stl 7}} osoba odpowiadająca na pytania w badaniu prowadzonym metodą ankietową lub udzielająca odpowiedzi podczas wywiadu : {{/stl 7}}{{stl 10}}Opracować ankiety… …   Langenscheidt Polski wyjaśnień

  • 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

  • respondent — [ri spän′dənt] adj. [L respondens, prp.] responding; answering n. 1. a person who responds 2. Law the party who responds to a petition, as in equity, divorce, or appellate proceedings; the defendant in such proceedings respondence n. respondency …   English World dictionary

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