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Word: respondent (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • legal The 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'''.
  • The person who participates in research involving questionnaires. See also Survey
  • The person who responds to a letter sent to him. See also correspondent.

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