Associations to the word «Respondent»
Noun
Wiktionary
RESPONDENT, noun. (legal) person who answers for the defendant in a case before a court. In some legal systems, when one appeals a criminal case, one names the original court as defendant, but the state is the respondent.
RESPONDENT, noun. One who responds. See also correspondent.
RESPONDENT, noun. Person that participates in research involving questionnaires.
RESPONDENT, adjective. Disposed or expected to respond; answering; according; corresponding.
Dictionary definition
RESPONDENT, noun. The codefendant (especially in a divorce proceeding) who is accused of adultery with the corespondent.
RESPONDENT, noun. Someone who responds.
RESPONDENT, adjective. Replying; "an answering glance"; "an answering smile".
Wise words
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to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions
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