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defendant

[ dih-fen-duhnt -dant ]

noun

  1. Law. a person, company, etc., against whom a claim or charge is brought in a court ( plaintiff ).
  2. Obsolete. defender.


adjective

  1. making one's defense; defending:

    a defendant corporation.

  2. Obsolete. defensive.

defendant

/ 诲瑟藞蹿蓻苍诲蓹苍迟 /

noun

  1. a person against whom an action or claim is brought in a court of law Compare plaintiff
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. making a defence; defending
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

defendant

  1. The party that is being sued in court. ( Compare plaintiff .)
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 苍辞苍顎卍别路蹿别苍诲顎僡苍迟 noun
  • 耻苍顎卍别路蹿别苍诲顎僡苍迟 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of defendant1

First recorded in 1275鈥1325; Middle English defendaunt, from Anglo-French ( Middle French, Old French defendant ). See defend, -ant
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At Sheffield Crown Court on Monday the defendant, who cannot be named because of his age, admitted manslaughter but denied murder.

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In other words, they must show that the defendants knowingly published false information or acted with reckless disregard as to the accuracy of a claim.

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Moving defendants from jails to courts is one of the L.A.

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The defendants, whose cases are not related to each other, were able to fraudulently collect thousands of dollars in federal disaster-relief funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, according to the Justice Department.

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The court heard the head of the conspiracy was a man who had since died, with the seven defendants having differing roles in the gang.

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