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[ dih-fen -duh nt or, especially in court for 1 , -dant ] SHOW IPA
/ dɪˈfɛn dənt or, especially in court for 1 , -dænt / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun Law . a person, company, etc., against whom a claim or charge is brought in a court (opposed to plaintiff).
Obsolete . defender.
adjective making one's defense; defending: a defendant corporation.
Obsolete . defensive.
Origin of defendant First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English defendaunt, from Anglo-French (Middle French, Old French defendant ). See defend, -ant
OTHER WORDS FROM defendant non·de·fend·ant, noun un·de·fend·ant, adjective Words nearby defendant defederalize, defence, defence in depth, defence mechanism, defend, defendant , defender, defender of the bond, Defender of the Faith, defenestrate, defenestration
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Example sentences from the Web for defendant The complaint continues, “During this period of time, defendant escaped police custody.”
Protesters Slimed This Good Samaritan Cop | Michael Daly| December 16, 2014| DAILY BEAST
“Defendant moved his hands in a manner so as to avoid the application of handcuffs to his wrists,” the complaint says.
Protesters Slimed This Good Samaritan Cop | Michael Daly| December 16, 2014| DAILY BEAST
They obtained a gag order against the defendant and his lawyers restricting what they could say about the case for several months.
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“He might want 50 of this size and 40 of these,” said Crowder, who has been named as a defendant in dozens of lawsuits.
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“The defendant told me he did not want to go back so jail,” the affidavit says.
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The defendant 's whereabouts were unknown to us, your Honor, and the court allowed us to serve notice by publication.
Squire Cleaves, for the defendant , then reviewed the testimony for and against his client.
Freaks of Fortune | Oliver Optic
When the defendant has sold a book twice, having bought it back second-hand, the profits include the profits on both sales.
A Treatise Upon the Law of Copyright in the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the Crown, | E. J. MacGillivray
The mayor having impartially summed up, the jury returned a verdict for the defendant .
Worcestershire in the Nineteenth Century | T. C. Turberville
Mr. Sergeant Talfourd was for plaintiff, and Mr. Sergeant Ludlow for defendant .
Worcestershire in the Nineteenth Century | T. C. Turberville
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British Dictionary definitions for defendant noun a person against whom an action or claim is brought in a court of law Compare plaintiff
adjective making a defence; defending
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Words related to defendant prisoner, suspect, offender, litigant, appellant
Cultural definitions for defendant The party that is being sued in court. (Compare plaintiff.)
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