Legal Definitions - ad respondendum

Definition: Ad respondendum is a Latin term that means "to answer." It is often used in legal contexts.

• Capias ad respondendum: A writ used to bring a defendant before a court to answer to a civil complaint.
• Habeas corpus ad respondendum: A writ used in civil cases to remove a person from one court's custody into that of another court, in which the person may then be sued.

These examples illustrate how ad respondendum is used in legal contexts to refer to the act of answering to a complaint or being brought before a court to respond to a legal matter.