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respondent definition

re·spond·ent (ri spän′dənt)

adjective

responding; answering

Etymology: L respondens, prp.

noun

  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

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