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Respondent vs Fraudulent - What's the difference?

respondent | fraudulent |

As adjectives the difference between respondent and fraudulent

is that respondent is disposed or expected to respond; answering; according; corresponding while fraudulent is dishonest; based on fraud or deception.

As a noun 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.

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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    fraudulent

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • dishonest; based on fraud or deception
  • false; phony
    • He tried to pass a fraudulent check.

    Usage notes

    * Nouns to which "fraudulent" is often applied: claim, practice, transfer, scheme, transaction, document, intent, misrepresentation, act, action, mortgage, check, conveyance, accounting, bankruptcy, reporting, etc.

    Synonyms

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    Derived terms

    * fraudulently