defendentn.adj.

Brit.

/dᵻˈfɛnd(ə)nt/, U.S.

/dəˈfɛndnt/,

/diˈfɛndnt/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin defendent-, defendens, dēfendēns, dēfendent-, dēfendere.

Etymology: As noun < post-classical Latin defendent-, defendens defendant (from 13th cent. in British sources), use as noun of masculine of classical Latin dēfendēns, present participle (see below). As adjective < classical Latin dēfendent-, dēfendēns, present participle of dēfendere defend v. Compare earlier defendant n. and defendant adj.; some later uses probably show errors for these words.

A. n.

1. Law. A person or organization against whom a claim, charge, or other legal proceeding is brought; = defendant n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > action of courts in claims or grievances > party in litigation > [noun] > defendant

defendanta1325

defender1430

defendentc1475

respondent1561

libellate1565

petitionee1764

complainee1779

libellee1856

c1475 Gregory's Chron. in J. Gairdner Hist. Coll. Citizen London (1876) 200 Alle the condyscyons of the fyghtyng and duelle of repreffe that shulde be by-twyne a peler of the kyngys..and by-twyne the defendent.

?1520 A. Barclay tr. Sallust Cron. Warre agaynst Iugurth ix. f. xii^v The day of apparence [in court] was graunted..to Adherball as playntyfe: and to y^e embassadours as defendentes for Iugurth.

1545 W. Turner Rescuynge of Romishe Fox sig. Aiii He is cummed from a defendent and a persone accusede to be an accuser, an examiner & a iudge.

1637 J. Bastwick Answer Information Sir J. Bancks 5 To all which large accusation, the Defendent for answer saith,..That the informers begin their accusation with a calumny.

1676 Practick Part of Law (new ed.) 305 Many times the Plaintiff's Attorney, or the Defendent's Attorney.., write the same, that he may dispatch his Client's business the sooner.

1768 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. III. viii. 126 The defendent, on an indictment for publishing a libel, is not allowed to allege the truth of it by way of justification.

1785 J. J. Powell Treat. Law Mortgages xiv. 430 He who had..sold the premises to the defendent, and the plaintiff having since bought the equity of redemption, came to redeem.

1869 N.Y. Herald 13 July 8/5 Motion to preclude defendent from giving evidence denied, with ten dollars cost.

1938 North-China Herald 9 Mar. 396/2 The Soviet Prosecutor-General..read portions of written confessions alleged to have been signed by a number of the defendents prior to the beginning of the trial.

1992 Greensburg (Indiana) Daily News 12 Mar. 9 a/1 Defendent is to pay $40 per week and is to return to the plaintiff the property subject to the rental contract.

†2. A person who defends someone or something against criticism or disagreement. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1582 C. Carlile Disc. conc. Two Diuine Positions To Rdr. sig. A.iv Not so, saith the defendent: for the Scriptures are all with me.

1645 J. P. Independency Accused 7 There have not been wanting defendents of the liberties of the Churches in this particular.

1657 J. Sergeant Schism Dispach't 258 In despight of Logick and the commonest rules of disputing he is resolved his consequence shall hold till I who am the defendent..prove mine own tenet.

1697 J. Sergeant Solid Philos. 421 The Defendent in the Schools uses to say, that according to one of them, he grants the Proposition, and according to the other denies it.

B. adj.

†1. That provides protection or defence against illness or injury. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1562 W. Bullein Dial. Sorenes f. xii^v, in Bulwarke of Def. You must..make Restraynt wyth repercussiues, and medicenes defendent.

†a. That defends a person or thing against criticism or disagreement. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

1570 J. Foxe Actes & Monumentes (rev. ed.) I. 849/1 Such a bytter contention was among them, that the defendent part was driuen for a while to keepe silence.

b. Law. That faces or defends against a charge or accusation in a legal proceeding; = defendant adj. 2. Chiefly in defendent party. Now rare.

ΚΠ

1662 E. Lake tr. W. Camden in Memoranda 4 These Courts could not require the Oath ex officio from the defendent party, when as no man is bound to accuse himself.

1805 A. Burnaby Occas. Serm. & Charges xiii. 257 Twelve persons..selected and chosen for the most part from that order and class of people, to which the defendent party belongs.

1900 Lancaster Law Rev. 17 213/2 [Your orator prays] that said defendent council be directed to pay to him sick benefits.

1949 Dixon (Illinois) Evening Tel. 13 July 7/1 Holbrook..is the defendent party to a complaint action which is due for a hearing before Police Magistrate Albert Kennedy.

1986 Walworth County (Wisconsin) Week 28 Jan. 18/6 In Wisconsin there is a ‘deep pockets’ law, which allows plaintiffs in a multi-party suit to obtain the greatest amount of damages from a defendent party that has the least negligence but the largest assets.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	defendent
释义	defendentn.adj. Brit. /dᵻˈfɛnd(ə)nt/, U.S. /dəˈfɛndnt/, /diˈfɛndnt/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin defendent-, defendens, dēfendēns, dēfendent-, dēfendere. Etymology: As noun < post-classical Latin defendent-, defendens defendant (from 13th cent. in British sources), use as noun of masculine of classical Latin dēfendēns, present participle (see below). As adjective < classical Latin dēfendent-, dēfendēns, present participle of dēfendere defend v. Compare earlier defendant n. and defendant adj.; some later uses probably show errors for these words. A. n. 1. Law. A person or organization against whom a claim, charge, or other legal proceeding is brought; = defendant n. 1. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > action of courts in claims or grievances > party in litigation > [noun] > defendant defendanta1325 defender1430 defendentc1475 respondent1561 libellate1565 petitionee1764 complainee1779 libellee1856 c1475 Gregory's Chron. in J. Gairdner Hist. Coll. Citizen London (1876) 200 Alle the condyscyons of the fyghtyng and duelle of repreffe that shulde be by-twyne a peler of the kyngys..and by-twyne the defendent. ?1520 A. Barclay tr. Sallust Cron. Warre agaynst Iugurth ix. f. xii^v The day of apparence [in court] was graunted..to Adherball as playntyfe: and to y^e embassadours as defendentes for Iugurth. 1545 W. Turner Rescuynge of Romishe Fox sig. Aiii He is cummed from a defendent and a persone accusede to be an accuser, an examiner & a iudge. 1637 J. Bastwick Answer Information Sir J. Bancks 5 To all which large accusation, the Defendent for answer saith,..That the informers begin their accusation with a calumny. 1676 Practick Part of Law (new ed.) 305 Many times the Plaintiff's Attorney, or the Defendent's Attorney.., write the same, that he may dispatch his Client's business the sooner. 1768 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. III. viii. 126 The defendent, on an indictment for publishing a libel, is not allowed to allege the truth of it by way of justification. 1785 J. J. Powell Treat. Law Mortgages xiv. 430 He who had..sold the premises to the defendent, and the plaintiff having since bought the equity of redemption, came to redeem. 1869 N.Y. Herald 13 July 8/5 Motion to preclude defendent from giving evidence denied, with ten dollars cost. 1938 North-China Herald 9 Mar. 396/2 The Soviet Prosecutor-General..read portions of written confessions alleged to have been signed by a number of the defendents prior to the beginning of the trial. 1992 Greensburg (Indiana) Daily News 12 Mar. 9 a/1 Defendent is to pay $40 per week and is to return to the plaintiff the property subject to the rental contract. †2. A person who defends someone or something against criticism or disagreement. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1582 C. Carlile Disc. conc. Two Diuine Positions To Rdr. sig. A.iv Not so, saith the defendent: for the Scriptures are all with me. 1645 J. P. Independency Accused 7 There have not been wanting defendents of the liberties of the Churches in this particular. 1657 J. Sergeant Schism Dispach't 258 In despight of Logick and the commonest rules of disputing he is resolved his consequence shall hold till I who am the defendent..prove mine own tenet. 1697 J. Sergeant Solid Philos. 421 The Defendent in the Schools uses to say, that according to one of them, he grants the Proposition, and according to the other denies it. B. adj. †1. That provides protection or defence against illness or injury. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1562 W. Bullein Dial. Sorenes f. xii^v, in Bulwarke of Def. You must..make Restraynt wyth repercussiues, and medicenes defendent. 2. †a. That defends a person or thing against criticism or disagreement. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1570 J. Foxe Actes & Monumentes (rev. ed.) I. 849/1 Such a bytter contention was among them, that the defendent part was driuen for a while to keepe silence. b. Law. That faces or defends against a charge or accusation in a legal proceeding; = defendant adj. 2. Chiefly in defendent party. Now rare. ΚΠ 1662 E. Lake tr. W. Camden in Memoranda 4 These Courts could not require the Oath ex officio from the defendent party, when as no man is bound to accuse himself. 1805 A. Burnaby Occas. Serm. & Charges xiii. 257 Twelve persons..selected and chosen for the most part from that order and class of people, to which the defendent party belongs. 1900 Lancaster Law Rev. 17 213/2 [Your orator prays] that said defendent council be directed to pay to him sick benefits. 1949 Dixon (Illinois) Evening Tel. 13 July 7/1 Holbrook..is the defendent party to a complaint action which is due for a hearing before Police Magistrate Albert Kennedy. 1986 Walworth County (Wisconsin) Week 28 Jan. 18/6 In Wisconsin there is a ‘deep pockets’ law, which allows plaintiffs in a multi-party suit to obtain the greatest amount of damages from a defendent party that has the least negligence but the largest assets. 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