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RESPONDENT
answering, respondent
(adjective) replying; “an answering glance”; “an answering smile”
respondent, responder, answerer
(noun) someone who responds
respondent
(noun) the codefendant (especially in a divorce proceeding) who is accused of adultery with the corespondent
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
respondent (plural respondents)
One who responds; one who replies.
(law) A defendant, especially in a case instituted by a petition or in appellate and divorce proceedings.
A person replying to a questionnaire.
Adjective
respondent (comparative more respondent, superlative most respondent)
Disposed or expected to respond; answering; according; corresponding.
Source: Wiktionary
Re*spond"ent (-ent), a. Etym: [L. respondens, p. pr. of respondere.]
Definition: Disposed or expected to respond; answering; according; corresponding. Wealth respondent to payment and contributions. Bacon.
Re*spond"ent, n. Etym: [Cf. F. répondant.]
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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