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Respondent vs Responding - What's the difference?

respondent | responding |

As nouns the difference between respondent and responding

is that 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 while responding is response.

As an adjective respondent

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

As a verb responding is

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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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    responding

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • response
  • * 1835 , William Scoresby, Memorials of the Sea (page 59)
    • Nor were their ardent hopes disappointed; for in a short time the usual quietness of the day, with us, was broken in upon by the shout of success from the pursuing boats, followed by vehement respondings from the contiguous ship.

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