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Originally appearing in Volume V23, Page 200 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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RESPONDENT (from
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Lat. respondere, to
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answer)  , strictly, one who answers; in
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law one called upon to
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answer a
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petition or other proceeding . In a matrimonial cause the
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defendant in the suit is called the
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respondent . The defendant to a
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quarter sessions
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appeal is called the respondent, and so generally in appeals is the party, whether
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plaintiff or defendant, against whom the appeal is brought .

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