What's the difference between a defendant and a respondent?

[Anonymous]

Defendant has a more negative connotation, but is the fundamentally a difference between a defendant and a respondent?

[Anonymous]

Criminal vs Civil case

[Anonymous]

The court you’re in. In lower courts, the term defendant is used. In appellate level litigation, the term respondant is used.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Criminal vs Civil case

No

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The court you’re in. In lower courts, the term defendant is used. In appellate level litigation, the term respondant is used.

Yes