---
id: "respondent"
kind: "glossary-term"
title: "respondent"
language: "en"
category: "Rights protection and disputes"
updated: "2026-10-04T14:01:23Z"
canonical: "https://tldlog.com/glossary/respondent/"
translations:
  es: "https://tldlog.com/es/glosario/demandado/"
  de: "https://tldlog.com/de/glossar/beschwerdegegner/"
  fr: "https://tldlog.com/fr/glossaire/defendeur/"
  it: "https://tldlog.com/it/glossario/resistente/"
  pt-BR: "https://tldlog.com/pt/glossario/reclamado/"
  ru: "https://tldlog.com/ru/glossariy/otvetchik/"
  zh-Hans: "https://tldlog.com/zh/cihui/beitousuren/"
---

# respondent

The holder of the domain name that a dispute is filed against. Under the UDRP, the respondent has 20 days to answer the complaint. If no answer arrives, the case goes ahead by default and the panel decides on what the complainant sent.

## related terms

- [complainant](https://tldlog.com/glossary/complainant/)
- [registrant](https://tldlog.com/glossary/registrant/)
- [UDRP](https://tldlog.com/glossary/udrp/)
- [panel](https://tldlog.com/glossary/udrp-panel/)
- [UDRP elements](https://tldlog.com/glossary/udrp-elements/)