Respondent
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respondent

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The respondent in English litigation is the legal person against whom an application or an appeal is made. The person filing an application notice is an applicant, a person bringing an appeal is the appellant; and the person defending the appeal is the respondent.

Usage: The respondent to the appeal argued that the appeal had been lodged out of time.

Related Words: applicant; application notice.



 

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