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respondent definition - legal

n

The party against whom a civil complaint is brought; the defendant in an equity case, as well as the person who is the subject of an appeal.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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