rēsponsĭto

āvi, 1, v. freq. a.

respondeo, II. A. 2. a.

I. of lawyers, Cic. Rep. 5, 3, 5; id. Leg. 1, 4, 14 Mos. N. cr.; Gell. 13, 10, 1; Dig. 3, 1, 1.
Lewis & Short
A Latin Dictionary, 1879
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