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Respondent vs Dependant - What's the difference?

respondent | dependant |

As nouns the difference between respondent and dependant

is that respondent is 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 while dependant is a person who depends on another for support, particularly financial support (= US dependent).

As adjectives the difference between respondent and dependant

is that respondent is disposed or expected to respond; answering; according; corresponding while dependant is obsolete spelling of lang=en.

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.
    ----

    dependant

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (British) A person who depends on another for support, particularly financial support (= US dependent).
  • (US)

    • References

    * Merriam-Webster Indicating only US spelling is "dependent" (redirects, lists British spelling as a "variant".)'' * Pam Peters, The Cambridge Guide to English Usage , pp. 148-149. * Encarta Always a misspelling in US English, adjective and noun are differentiated in British English by spelling.