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Respondent
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(from Lat. respondere, to answer), strictly, one who answers; in law one called upon to answer a petition or other proceeding. In a matrimonial cause the defendant in the suit is called the respondent. The defendant to a quarter sessions appeal is called the respondent, and so generally in appeals is the party, whether plaintiff or defendant, against whom the appeal is brought.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Respondent'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/r/respondent.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Respondent'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/r/respondent.html. 1910.
