Respondent

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The respondent usually refers to the party in an appeal that is not appealing. Another word for respondent is appellee.

The opposite of respondent is petitioner or appellant. 

Sometimes a respondent can refer to the defendant in a trial-level case but usually we just call that party the defendant. 

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