respondent (redirected from respondency)

re·spon·dent  (r-spndnt)

adj.

1. Giving or given as an answer; responsive.

2. Law Being a defendant.

n.

1. One who responds.

2. Law A defendant, especially in a divorce or equity case.

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re·spondence, re·sponden·cy n.

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respondent [rɪˈspɒndənt]

n

(Law) Law a person against whom a petition, esp in a divorce suit, or appeal is brought

adj

a less common word for responsive

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	respondent - the codefendant (especially in a divorce proceeding) who is accused of adultery with the corespondent co-defendant, codefendant - a defendant who has been joined together with one or more other defendants in a single action
	2.	respondent - someone who responds                 answerer, responder communicator - a person who communicates with others assenter - a person who assents equivocator, hedger, tergiversator - a respondent who avoids giving a clear direct answer interviewee - a person who is interviewed examinee, testee - someone who is tested (as by an intelligence test or an academic examination)
Adj.	1.	respondent - replying; "an answering glance"; "an answering smile" answering responsive - readily reacting or replying to people or events or stimuli; showing emotion; "children are often the quickest and most responsive members of the audience"

Translations

respondent [rɪsˈpɒndənt] N (Jur) → demandado/a m/f; (to questionnaire) → persona f que responde al cuestionario or que rellena el cuestionario

respondent [rɪˈspɒndənt] n → défendeur/deresse m/f

respondent

n (Jur) → Scheidungsbeklagte(r) mf

respondent [rɪˈspɒndənt] n (Law) → convenuto/a