You searched for: “defendant”
defendant (s) (noun), defendants (pl)
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defendant, plaintiff
defendant (di FEN duhnt, di FEN dant") (noun)
In a legal situation, the individual who must respond to an application before the courts to resolve a situation: The defendant answered the lawyer's questions to the best of his abilities.
plaintiff (PLAYN tif) (noun)
A person who starts a legal action to resolve a legal situation involving his or her rights: The plaintiff hired a lawyer to help to settle his demand for compensation after the accident.

When Toby was studying architecture, he had to design a courtroom and it was necessary that he consider the needs of the judge, of the defendant who would be responding to questioning; as well as, of the plaintiff, who would be worried about his rights and be there with his lawyer.

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Word Entries containing the term: “defendant”
codefendant, co-defendant (s) (noun), codefendants, co-defendants (pl)
A person or entity accused of a crime in criminal prosecution who has been joined together with one or more other individuals, a company, or an institution accused in a court of law: The evidence found in Herald's home that validated his guilt of a crime was an address book with many names, including those of the codefendants in the case.
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