Respondent

a.	1.	Disposed or expected to respond; answering; according; corresponding. Wealth respondent to payment and contributions. - Bacon.
n.	1.	(Law) One who responds. It corresponds in general to defendant.

Noun	1.	respondent - the codefendant (especially in a divorce proceeding) who is accused of adultery with the corespondent
	2.	respondent - someone who responds Synonyms: answerer, responder
Adj.	1.	respondent - replying; "an answering glance"; "an answering smile" Synonyms: answering

RESPONDENT, practice. The party who makes an answer to a bill or other proceeding in chancery. In the civil law, this term signifies one who answers or is security for another; a fidejussor. Dig. 2, 8, 6.

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