Plaintiff vs. Respondent
Plaintiffnoun
(legal) A party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant; accusers.
Plaintiffnoun
One who commences a personal action or suit to obtain a remedy for an injury to his rights; - opposed to defendant.
Plaintiffadjective
See Plaintive.
Plaintiffnoun
a person who brings an action in a court of law
Plaintiffnoun
a person who brings a case against another in a court of law
Plaintiff
A plaintiff (Π in legal shorthand) is the party who initiates a lawsuit (also known as an action) before a court. By doing so, the plaintiff seeks a legal remedy.
Respondentnoun
(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.
Respondentnoun
One who responds.
Respondentnoun
The person replying to a questionnaire.
Respondentadjective
Disposed or expected to respond; answering; according; corresponding.
Respondentadjective
Disposed or expected to respond; answering; according; corresponding.
Respondentnoun
One who responds. It corresponds in general to defendant.
Respondentnoun
the codefendant (especially in a divorce proceeding) who is accused of adultery with the corespondent
Respondentnoun
someone who responds
Respondentadjective
replying;
Respondentnoun
a party against whom a petition is filed, especially one in an appeal or a divorce case.
Respondentnoun
a person who replies to something, especially one supplying information for a questionnaire or responding to an advertisement
Respondentadjective
in the position of a party defending against a petition
Respondentadjective
replying to something
Respondentadjective
involving or denoting a response, especially a conditioned reflex, to a specific stimulus.
Respondent
A respondent is a person who is called upon to issue a response to a communication made by another. The term is used in legal contexts, in survey methodology, and in psychological conditioning.
