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Respondent

Respondent Meaning & Definition
Respondent Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Respondent?

[n] someone who responds
[n] the codefendant (especially in a divorce proceeding) who is accused of adultery with the corespondent
[adj] replying; "an answering glance"; "an answering smile"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Respondent: answerer | answering | responder | responsive

Related Terms | Find terms related to Respondent:

See Also | codefendant | co-defendant | communicator | equivocator | examinee | hedger | interviewee | testee

Respondent In Webster's Dictionary

\Re*spond"ent\ (-ent), a. [L. respondens, p. pr. of respondere.] Disposed or expected to respond; answering; according; corresponding. Wealth respondent to payment and contributions. --Bacon.
\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.

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