respondent Definition
re·spond·ent (ri spän′dənt)
adjective
responding; answering
Etymology: L respondens, prp.
noun
- a person who responds
- Law the party who responds to a petition, as in equity, divorce, or appellate proceedings; the defendant in such proceedings
respondent Related Forms
re·spond′·ence noun or re·spond′·ency
respondent Law Definition
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.
respondent Usage Examples
Possessives
- perception: The respondents ' negative perceptions toward PBL were consistent with the findings from previous studies.
- notice: Alpha appeals ( by respondent's notice filed on 9 October 2002 ) against paragraph 5 of that order.
Converse of subject
- mention: Programs and expertise Several current research programs and activities are mentioned by respondents as important and vital to continue.
- express: This Chapter provides a summary of the views expressed by the respondents.
- raise: New problems emerge, some of which were raised by respondents to the survey.
Converse of object
- notify: The first ground for closure ( the Appellant failing to notify the Respondents ) has been fully made out.
- rely: But the notes on which the Respondents relied were never produced.
- ask: Income The questionnaire asked respondents to classify their current personal annual gross income within brackets ranging from under £ 5,000 to over £ 80,000.
- agree: However, only slightly more than 10 % of respondents agreed that many CSOs are promoting sustainable development.
- indicate: Only a small number of respondents indicated that.. ... .
- believe: Seven of the eight respondents believed that there was a way to circumvent the technology that renders the stolen electronic inoperable.
Adjective modifier
- Many: Many respondents mentioned a wish for there to be an older persons ' discount on access rates to the net.
- female: The balance of support for UJIA was slightly toward the female respondents.
- most: Most respondents were in favor of applying a flat rate deduction.
- fe: Interestingly, one of the FE respondents felt that this was not necessarily a priority for FE as numbers are traditionally smaller.
- Catholic: A concern to occupy neighborhoods exclusively composed of one's own religious tradition is particularly characteristic of Catholic respondents.
- several: Legal barriers Several respondents raised issues connected with the legal responsibilities of employers.
Noun used with modifier
- survey: However, only 25 % of survey respondents provided training.
- questionnaire: A majority of the organizations were identified through the questionnaire respondents, others were identified by working with local volunteering infrastructure agencies.
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