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What (who) is defendant - definition
ACCUSED PERSON
Civil defendant; Defendants; Codefendant; Criminal defendant; Co-defendant
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defendant
n. 1) the party sued in a civil lawsuit or the party charged with a crime in a criminal prosecution. In some types of cases (such as divorce) a defendant may be called a respondent.
See also: codefendant plaintiff
defendant
n. to arraign a defendant
Defendant
·adj Making defense.
II. Defendant ·noun One who defends; a defender.
III. Defendant ·adj Serving, or suitable, for defense; defensive.
IV. Defendant ·noun A person required to make answer in an action or suit;
- opposed to plaintiff.
Wikipedia
Defendant
In court proceedings, a defendant is a person or object who is the party either accused of committing a crime in criminal prosecution or against whom some type of civil relief is being sought in a civil case.
Terminology varies from one jurisdiction to another. In Scots law, the terms "accused" or "panel" are used instead in criminal proceedings and "defender" in civil proceedings. Another term in use is "respondent".
Examples of use of defendant
1. "Judge Giles treated this defendant as any other defendant would have been treated," she said.
2. Second Simpson Co–Defendant to Testify LAS VEGAS –– A second co–defendant in the O.J.
3. The meet between the girls and the defendant, while the other defendant, Carr, was away, was plainly by chance.
4. On Sept. 10, 2002, DeLay‘s co–defendant, John Colyandro, sent a blank check overnight to co–defendant Jim Ellis.
5. "The courts have given the defendant chances to reform and change his behavior, but the defendant has not changed.