Difference between Respondent and Answerer

What is the difference between Respondent and Answerer?

Respondent as a noun is the person who answers for the defendant in a case before a court. in some legal systems, when one appeals a criminal case, one names the original court as defendant, but the state is the respondent. while Answerer as a noun is a person or thing that answers or responds

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