“Respondent”. Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/respondent. Retrieved 6 November 2022. These sample phrases are automatically selected from various online information sources to reflect the current use of the word “respondent”. The views expressed in the examples do not represent the views of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us your feedback. Thesaurus: All synonyms and antonyms for the Latin respondent Respondent, respondent, participant present of the respondent The word is also used to refer to the successor party at the first judicial level, but who must then respond to an appeal by the losing party at the first level of the tribunal (on appeal, the latter person is called the appellant). Nglish: Translation of the respondent for Spanish speakers n. (1) the party who must respond to an application for a court order or declaration of application requesting the defendant to act, cease an activity or obey the instructions of a court.

In such cases, the requesting party (the one filing the application) is usually referred to as the “applicant”. Thus, the defendant is equal to a defendant in a dispute, but the possible outcome is a court order and not monetary damages. (2) in an appeal, the party who must respond to an appeal brought by the losing party before the trial court (called an “appellant”) to the Court of Appeal. As such, the litigant may also be characterized as an appellant. A respondent to a claim filed with the Tribunal in the form of an application and against it by a claimant. In the practice of equity, the party who responds to an invoice or other equitable proceeding. The party against whom an appeal, application or application for a court order is made and who must respond in order to protect his or her interests. RESPONDENT, convenient. The party responding to an invoice or other proceeding at the Registry. In civil law, this term refers to someone who answers or is the safety of others; a Fidejussor.

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