答とう弁べん者しゃ

noun

respondent

Formal term used in legal, political, or official contexts for a person who answers or responds, such as in a court case or parliamentary debate.

• 裁さい判ばんで答とう弁べん者しゃは原げん告こくの主しゅ張ちょうに反はん論ろんした。

  In the trial, the respondent rebutted the plaintiff's claims.