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defendant

/ defendant /

noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1

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

Opposites:

plaintiff complainant

Type of:

litigant litigator

Kinds of:

accused codefendant co-defendant

Derived:

suspect defend represent

Domain:

law jurisprudence

Semantic Complexity

60%

Sense Count

1

Total Synonyms

0

Total Relationships

10

Times Searched

1

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litigant litigator accused codefendant co-defendant plaintiff complainant