Defendant Meaning and Definition


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What is the definition Defendant? What is its meaning in the dictionary? How to pronounce? Derivations, Words ending with Defendant, Synonyms, Words starting with Defendant, Related sentences, Antonyms, Example sentences and more...

Defendant meaning

Word: Defendant

How to pronounce: dɪˈfendənt

Noun

Definitions:

1. An individual, company, or institution sued or accused in a court of law.

Example sentences: "The defendant tried to claim that it was self-defense"


Synonyms:

accused

respondent

indictee

criminal defendant

prisoner

suspect


Antonyms:

plaintiff


Derivations:

defend

defending

defender


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Defendant in Other Languages...

Spanish: Acusado

German: Beklagte

French: Défendeur

Italian: Convenuto

Turkish: Sanık


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