See also:

• RESPONDENT (from Lat. respondere, to answer)

RESPONDENT (from See also:

• LAT

Lat. respondere, to See also:

• ANSWER (derived from and, against, and the same root as swear)

answer)  , strictly, one who answers; in See also:

• LAW
• LAW (0. Eng. lagu, M. Eng. lawe; from an old Teutonic root lag, " lie," what lies fixed or evenly; cf. Lat. lex, Fr. loi)
• LAW, JOHN (1671—1729)
• LAW, WILLIAM (1686-1761)

law one called upon to See also:

• ANSWER (derived from and, against, and the same root as swear)

answer a See also:

• PETITION (Lat. for " seeking " or " praying ")

petition or other proceeding . In a matrimonial cause the See also:

• DEFENDANT

defendant in the suit is called the See also:

• RESPONDENT (from Lat. respondere, to answer)

respondent . The defendant to a See also:

• QUARTER (through Fr. from Lat. quartarius, fourth part)

quarter sessions See also:

• APPEAL

appeal is called the respondent, and so generally in appeals is the party, whether See also:

• PLAINTIFF

plaintiff or defendant, against whom the appeal is brought .