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Defendant

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. Law The party against which an action is brought.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. In civil proceedings, the party responding to the complaint; one who is sued and called upon to make satisfaction for a wrong complained of by another.

n. In criminal proceedings, the accused.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

adj. Serving, or suitable, for defense; defensive.

adj. Making defense.

n. One who defends; a defender.

n. A person required to make answer in an action or suit; -- opposed to plaintiff.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

Defensive; proper for defense.

In law, making defense; being in the attitude of a defendant: as, the party defendant.

n. One who defends against an assailant, or against the approach of evil or danger; a defender.

n. In law, a party sued in a court of law, whether in a civil or a criminal proceeding; one who is summoned into court, that he may have opportunity to defend, deny, or oppose the demand or charge, and maintain his own right.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused

Word Usage

"When the defendant and the victim arrived in Orange County, the defendant is accused of buying a boat and convincing the victim to sail to San Clemente Island to meet with ‘federal agents.’"

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

litigator litigant

Cross Reference

defendant in error

Hyponym

codefendant accused

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

defensive defender

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

ascendant attendant dependent descendant descendent

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

plaintiff suspect prosecutor prosecution offender