respondent
respondent n. (1)被上诉人 (2)(衡平法诉讼中的)被告 (3)被申请人；应答人 指提出申请一方的对方当事人，或对之发出传票的当事人。 (4)(大陆法)替代答辩人；保证人 指为他人作答辩或作为他人的保证人行事的人。
RESPONDENT
respondent
respondent. 1. The party against whom an appeal is taken; APPELLEE. • In some appellate courts, the parties are designated as petitioner and respondent. In most appellate courts in the United States, the parties are designated as appellant and appellee. Often the designations depend on whether the appeal is taken by writ of certiorari (or