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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In law, a defendant or respondent against whom a petition is brought or filed.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A person cited to answer, or defend against, a petition.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A person cited to answer, or defend against, a petition.

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petition +‎ -ee

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