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Definitions of defendant
  1. noun
    a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused

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  • answer the principal pleading by the defendant in response to plaintiff's complaint; in criminal law it consists of the defendant's plea of `guilty' or `not guilty' (or nolo contendere); in civil law it must contain denials of all allegations in the plaintiff's complaint that the defendant hopes to controvert and it can contain affirmative defenses or counterclaims
  • defense a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him
  • defense the defendant and his legal advisors collectively
  • process a writ issued by authority of law; usually compels the defendant's attendance in a civil suit; failure to appear results in a default judgment against the defendant
  • accused a defendant in a criminal proceeding
  • defence the defendant and his legal advisors collectively
  • defence a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him
  • dock an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial
  • probation (law) a way of dealing with offenders without imprisoning them; a defendant found guilty of a crime is released by the court without imprisonment subject to conditions imposed by the court
  • prosecution the lawyers acting for the state to put the case against the defendant
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