Respondent vs. Appellee

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.

Appelleenoun

A respondent.

Appelleenoun

The defendant in an appeal; - opposed to appellant.