respondent's reply

  • 1reply brief — n: a brief that is filed with the plaintiff s reply and that sets forth the arguments in support thereof Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. reply brief …

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  • 2Respondent — Re*spond ent, n. [Cf. F. r[ e]pondant.] One who responds. It corresponds in general to defendant. Specifically: (a) (Law) One who answers in certain suits or proceedings, generally those which are not according to the course of the common law, as …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 3respondent — I. noun Etymology: Latin respondent , respondens, present participle of respondēre Date: 1528 1. one who responds: as a. one who maintains a thesis in reply b. (1) one who answers in various legal proceedings (as in equity cases) (2) the… …

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  • 4respondent — /ri spon deuhnt/, n. 1. a person who responds or makes reply. 2. Law. a defendant, esp. in appellate and divorce proceedings. adj. 3. giving a response; answering; responsive. 4. Law. being a respondent. 5. Psychol. of or pertaining to behavior… …

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  • 5respondent — re•spond•ent [[t]rɪˈspɒn dənt[/t]] n. 1) a person who responds or makes reply 2) law a defendant, esp. in appellate and divorce proceedings 3) cvb giving a response 4) cvb law being a respondent • Etymology: 1520–30; < L respondent , s. of… …

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  • 6respondent — /rəˈspɒndənt / (say ruh sponduhnt) noun 1. Law (in some civil proceedings) a defendant. 2. someone who responds or makes reply. –adjective 3. answering; responsive. {Latin respondens, present participle, answering} …

  • 7reply brief — A brief filed by the appellant in response to the points made by the respondent, it being improper to raise new points or assignments in such a brief. 5 Am J2d A & E § 689 …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 8open response — open response, open ended question An interview question that has no predetermined reply categories. The respondent s reply must be written down by the interviewer verbatim, and coded after all interviews are completed, or grouped into broad… …

    Dictionary of sociology

  • 9public opinion — the collective opinion of many people on some issue, problem, etc., esp. as a guide to action, decision, or the like. [1560 70] * * * Introduction       an aggregate of the individual views, attitudes, and beliefs about a particular topic,… …

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  • 10Loaded question — A loaded question is a question which contains a controversial assumption such as a presumption of guilt.[1] Such questions are used rhetorically, so that the question limits direct replies to be those that serve the questioner s agenda.[2] The… …

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