Respondent definition:
The party that responds to a claim filed in court against them by a plaintiff.
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Respondent
(n) Respondent is the persons against whom a suit, case or appeal is filed in a court who in turn is required to answer , or act according to the directions issued by the court till conclusion of the legal proceedings ...
Respondent: The party that won at trail.
Restraint of Trade: In antitrust law, any activity (including agreements among competitors or companies doing business with each other) which tends to limit trade, ...
Respondent: The party that won at trail.
Reversed: Reversed means that the appellate court overturned the trial court's decision.
CO-RESPONDENT - The 'other man' or 'other woman' named in the court papers for a fault divorce alleging adultery is called the co-respondent.
RESPONDENT
n. (1) the party who is required to answer a petition for a court order or writ requiring the respondent to take some action, halt an activity or obey a court's direction.
Respondent: The defendant in a divorce.
Response: The formal document filed by the defendant (respondent) to answer the complaint or summons.
Respondent:
The party who responds to a claim filed in Court against him by a Plaintiff or the person who is being sued. Another term for the Respondent is the Defendant.
Respondent - 1. Party against whom an appeal is brought in an appellate court. the prevailing party in the trial court case. 2. A juvenile offender.
Restitution - Act of giving the equivalent for any loss, damage of injury.
Respondent The person against whom an appeal is taken. (See petitioner.)
Rest A party is said to "rest" or "rest its case" when it has presented all the evidence it intends to offer.
respondent - A legal term used mainly in civil cases to describe the defendant. The individual being sued who is required by law to respond to the complaint.
respondent : one who answers or defends in various proceedings: as a : an answering party in an equitable proceeding b : a party against whom a petition (as for a writ of habeas corpus) seeking relief is ...
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Respondent
One of the parties to a case. The respondent is called this because he or she is responding to (answering) an action started by another party, who might be called the appellant , the petitioner , or might be an administrative agency.
Respondent
This is the legal term for the employer and any other body or individual who the applicant is claiming against in employment tribunal proceedings.
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respondent
the person who is the subject of a petition,
the one who won a court case, and now an appeal is taken against them.
retainerThe fee which the client pays when he/she retains an attorney.
respondent: One who formally answers the allegations stated in a petition which has been filed with the court. Also known as a defendant in a civil action
restore/ reinstate to calendar: to reinstate the action to active inventory
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Respondent: Another word for defendant; the person responding to a lawsuit. In Juvenile court, the word refers to the person or persons named in a petition. When used in Practice Book Sec.
respondent (1) the party against whom an appeal is taken; sometimes called appellee; (2) the responding party in an action commenced by petition instead of a complaint; in this context, the term takes the place of defendant.
RESPONDENTIA, maritime law. A loan of money on maritime interest, on goods laden on board of a ship, which, in the course of the voyage must, from their nature, be sold or exchanged, upon this condition, ...
respondent: The person against whom an appeal is made; the responding party in a dissolution, nullity, adoption, or probate case. (See also dissolution, nullity.) ...
Respondent:
The party who receives any document requesting action by the court.
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Respondent
Synonymous with defendant. The party that "responds to" a claim filed in court against them by a plaintiff.
respondent
A person against whom a summons has been issued or an appeal brought.
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Co-Respondent: The individual who is targeted as the partner in an adulterous relationship.
Corroboration: Additional evidence (sometimes in the form of a witness) of a point beyond what is offered by the person asserting the point.
Respondent
Responsabilidad del producto
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Respondent
The person who responds to the filing of a petition.
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Respondent
A respondent is the individual named in a petition against whom certain allegations are made, and who denies or opposes the claims and relief sought in a petition.
Appellee: (See respondent) The party against whom an appeal is taken.
Appellee - (See respondent) The party against whom an appeal is taken.,
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The person being sued is generally called the "defendant" or the "respondent.
In such a case, in order to prevent the common reputation of their marriage that might ensue, the procedure is by suit of jactitation of marriage, in which the petitioner alleges that the respondent boasts that he or she is married to the petitioner, ...
He briefly worked as correspondent for the New York Tribune in 1851.[30] In London Marx devoted himself to two activities: revolutionary organizing, and an attempt to understand political economy and capitalism.
Ad quæstionem facti non respondent judices. To a question of fact, the judges do not respond. Ad quæstionem legis non respondent juratores. To a question of law, the jurors do not respond. Cadit quæstio.
: to hurt the reputation of by libel <respondent's complaint alleged that he had been libeled by statements in a full-page advertisement New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, 376 U.S. 254 (1964)> ...
Parties include plaintiff (person filing suit), defendant (person sued or charged with a crime), petitioner (files a petition asking for a court ruling), respondent (usually in opposition to a petition or an appeal), ...
appellee: (sometimes called a respondent) the party opposing the appellant on appeal.
attachment: a method of commencing a lawsuit by the (symbolic) seizure of the defendant's property.
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APPELLEE: The person against whom the appeal is taken. Also known as the respondent.
APPLICATION (PROBATE): A written request (by form) to the Registrar for an order of informal probate of will and/or appointment of personal representative.
Parties: Plaintiffs and defendants (petitioners and respondents) to lawsuits, also known as appellants and appellees in appeals, and their lawyers.
Plaintiffs and defendants (petitioners and respondents) to lawsuits, also known as appellants and appellees in appeals, and their lawyers.
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Appellee - generally, the side that won in the trial court, and whose victory is being appealed by the losing side. Sometimes called the respondent.
Arbitration hearing - an informal legal proceeding held before a neutral person called an arbitrator.
Defendant The person against whom a lawsuit is filed. In some types of cases (such as divorce) a defendant may be called a respondent.
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A person, corporation or other legal entity that files a lawsuit (the plaintiff or petitioner) or defends against one (the defendant or respondent).
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Petitioner - The person filing an action in a court of original jurisdiction. Also, the person who appeals the judgment of a lower court. (See respondent.) ...
Plaintiff
The person who brings an case to court; who sues. May also be called "claimant", "petitioner" or "applicant. The person being sued is generally called the "defendant" or the "respondent."
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respondent - In appellate practice, the party who contends against an appeal; the party against whom the appeal is taken, i.e. the appellee.
Respondent
A person against whom a claim is made in an application, answer or appeal.
A person against whom one issues a summons.
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