RESPONDENT (from Lat. respondere, to answer)

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RESPONDENT (from Lat. respondere, to answer) , strictly, one who answers; in law one called upon to

answer

ANSWER (derived from and, against, and the same
root
- ROOT (late O.E. rot, adopted from Scand., cf. Norw. and Swed. rot, Dan. rod; the true O.E. word was wyrt, plant, represented in Ger. Wurz or Wurzel; the ultimate root is the same in both words, and is seen in Lat. radix)
- ROOT, ELIHU (1845– )
as swear)

petition

PETITION (Lat. for " seeking " or " praying ")

or other proceeding. In a matrimonial cause the

defendant

DEFENDANT

in the suit is called the

respondent

RESPONDENT (from Lat. respondere, to
answer
- ANSWER (derived from and, against, and the same
  root
  - ROOT (late O.E. rot, adopted from Scand., cf. Norw. and Swed. rot, Dan. rod; the true O.E. word was wyrt, plant, represented in Ger. Wurz or Wurzel; the ultimate root is the same in both words, and is seen in Lat. radix)
  - ROOT, ELIHU (1845– )
  as swear)
)

. The

defendant

DEFENDANT

to a

quarter

QUARTER (through Fr. from Lat. quartarius,
fourth
- FOURTH
part
- PART
)

sessions

appeal

APPEAL

is called the

respondent

RESPONDENT (from Lat. respondere, to answer)

, and so generally in appeals is the party, whether

plaintiff

PLAINTIFF

or defendant, against whom the

appeal

APPEAL

is brought.

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