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de·fend·ant    Audio Help   [di-fen-duhnt or, esp. in court for 1, -dant] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.Law. a person, company, etc., against whom a claim or charge is brought in a court (opposed to plaintiff).
2.Obsolete. defender.
–adjective
3.making one's defense; defending: a defendant corporation.
4.Obsolete. defensive.

[Origin: 1275–1325; ME defendaunt < AF (MF, OF defendant). See defend, -ant]
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de·fen·dant    Audio Help   (dĭ-fěn'dənt, -dānt')  Pronunciation Key 
n.   Law
The party against which an action is brought.

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defendant

noun
a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused [ant: complainant

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deˈfendant noun
a person accused or sued in a law-court
Arabic: مُدَّعى عَلَيْهِ ، مُتَّهَم
Chinese (Simplified): 被告
Chinese (Traditional): 被告
Czech: obžalovaný
Danish: tiltalte; sagsøgte
Dutch: beklaagde
Estonian: kostja
Finnish: vastaaja
French: accusé, ée, défendeur, deresse
German: der Angeklagte
Greek: κατηγορούμενος
Hungarian: alperes
Icelandic: verjandi
Indonesian: terdakwa
Italian: imputato
Japanese: 被告
Korean: 피고
Latvian: apsūdzētais
Lithuanian: kaltinamasis
Norwegian: anklagede, saksøkte
Polish: oskarżony, pozwany
Portuguese (Brazil): réu
Portuguese (Portugal): réu
Romanian: acuzat, inculpat, pârât
Russian: обвиняемый; ответчик
Slovak: obžalovaný, -á
Slovenian: obtoženec
Spanish: demandado, acusado
Swedish: svarande
Turkish: sanık, davalı
See also: defender, defensive, defend

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American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition - Cite This Source - Share This
defendant

The party that is being sued in court. (Compare plaintiff.)


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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This

Main Entry: de·fen·dant
Pronunciation: di-'fen-d&nt, -"dant
Function: noun
: the party against whom a criminal or civil action is brought —see also ANSWER, CODEFENDANT —compare ACCUSED, PLAINTIFF

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Defendant

De*fend"ant\, a. [F. d['e]fendant, p. pr. of d['e]fendre. See Defend.]

1. Serving, or suitable, for defense; defensive. [Obs.]

With men of courage and with means defendant. --Shak.

2. Making defense.
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Defendant

De*fend"ant\, n. 1. One who defends; a defender.

The rampiers and ditches which the defendants had cast up. --Spotswood.

2. (Law) A person required to make answer in an action or suit; -- opposed to plaintiff. --Abbott.

Note: The term is applied to any party of whom a demand is made in court, whether the party denies and defends the claim, or admits it, and suffers a default; also to a party charged with a criminal offense.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.

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