Editing Respondent (section)

== Legal usage ==
In [[law|legal usage]], this term specifically refers to the [[defendant]] in a [[Legal process|legal proceeding]] commenced by a petitioner, and also to an [[appellee]], or the opposing party, in an [[Appeal#Who can appeal|appeal]] from a decision by an initial fact-finder or tribunal. For example in a Court of Appeal case, the respondents are the party facing the appellant, who is challenging a lower court decision or some aspect of it. The respondent may have been the "claimant" or the "defendant" in the lower court.<ref>[[England and Wales Court of Appeal]] (Civil Division), [https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCA/Civ/2024/1585.html Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs v LJ Fairburn & Son Ltd & ors, R (On the Application of) <nowiki>[</nowiki>2024<nowiki>]</nowiki>, EWCA Civ 1585], delivered on 20 December 2024, accessed on 9 January 2025</ref>

In the [[United States Senate]], the two sides in an [[impeachment trial]] are called the management and the respondent.