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Offender vs Respondent - What's the difference?

offender | respondent |

As nouns the difference between offender and respondent

is that offender is one who gives or causes offense while respondent is (legal) person who answers for the defendant in a case before a court in some legal systems, when one appeals a criminal case, one names the original court as defendant, but the state is the respondent.

As an adjective respondent is

disposed or expected to respond; answering; according; corresponding.

offender

English

Alternative forms

* offendor (obsolete) * offendour (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who gives or causes offense.
  • A person who commits an offense against the law, a lawbreaker.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * juvenile offender * repeat offender

    Anagrams

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    respondent

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (legal) person who answers for the defendant in a case before a court. In some legal systems, when one appeals a criminal case, one names the original court as defendant, but the state is the respondent.
  • One who responds. See also correspondent.
  • Person that participates in research involving questionnaires.

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Disposed or expected to respond; answering; according; corresponding.
  • * Francis Bacon
    • Wealth respondent to payment and contributions.
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