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1. (n.) respondent
a person who responds or makes reply.
2. respondent
a defendant, esp. in appellate and divorce proceedings.
3. (adj.) respondent
giving a response.
4. respondent
being a respondent.
Etymology: (1520–30; < L respondent-, s. of respondēns, prp. of respondēre. See respond , -ent)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) respondent
the codefendant (especially in a divorce proceeding) who is accused of adultery with the corespondent
2. (adj) respondent, responder, answerer
someone who responds
3. (adj) answering, respondent
replying
"an answering glance"; "an answering smile"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) respondent
disposed or expected to respond; answering; according; corresponding
2. (noun) respondent
one who responds. It corresponds in general to defendant
3. (noun) respondent
one who answers in certain suits or proceedings, generally those which are not according to the course of the common law, as in equity and admiralty causes, in petitions for partition, and the like; -- distinquished from appellant
4. (noun) respondent
one who maintains a thesis in reply, and whose province it is to refute objections, or overthrow arguments; -- distinguished from opponent
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