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A respondent is someone who answers to a case in court. This term is commonly used in the civil sense, with a person in a similar position in a criminal case being termed the defendant.
Definition of a Petitioner and Respondent in a Legal Document. Petitioner and respondent are legal terms used to describe the parties involved in a legal action. In civil cases, the petitioner is the party that instigates the legal action and the respondent is the person being sued. For example, in a divorce case, the petitioner is the spouse filing for divorce and the respondent is the other spouse.