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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Respondent

/(-ent)/ · Re·spond·ent · IPA /ɹɪˈspɑn.dənt/
01 a. Disposed or expected to respond; answering; according; corresponding.
  1. 1.
    Disposed or expected to respond; answering; according; corresponding.
    “Wealth respondent to payment and contributions.” Bacon.
02 n. One who responds. It corresponds in general to defendant.
  1. 1.
    One who responds. It corresponds in general to defendant.(Law)