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Defendant

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Noun

1. defendant, suspect

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Defendant

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noun
1. 
a person against whom an action or claim is brought in a court of law
Compare plaintiff
adjective
2. 
making a defence; defending

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Defendant

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adjective
1. 
defending
noun
2.  Law
the defending party; person sued or accused
see also plaintiff

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Defendant

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

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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