defendant

Speech parts

1. defendant - Noun

2. defendant - Adjective

Meaning

Serving, or suitable, for defense; defensive.

Making defense.

One who defends; a defender.

A person required to make answer in an action or suit; -- opposed to plaintiff.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

party accused suspect respondent litigant appellee accused person criminal defendant interest responsible defense defence panel prisoner blamed
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Antonyms

plaintiff claimant inquirer actor assistant pursuer
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Hypernyms

litigator litigant

Hyponyms

accused codefendant co-defendant

Phrases with the word

criminal defendant accused defendant civil defendant

Examples

The defendant wants to hide the truth because he's generally guilty. The defense attorney's job is to make sure the jury does not arrive at that truth. Alan Dershowitz

The Washington State Supreme Court on Thursday announced a two year suspension for a lawyer caught having jailhouse sex with a triple murder defendant she was representing. Haha! Jokes on you, dummies...I'm not really a lawyer. Tina Fey

It's perfectly understandable and proper for one to be anti-Semite, but to exterminate women and children is so extraordinary, it's hard to believe. No defendant here wanted that. Julius Streicher

If the defendant is silent the jury will think him guilty. American Proverb

Admission by the defendant is worth a hundred witnesses. Jewish Proverb

If the defendant is silent the jury will think him guilty. Albanian Proverb

Close letter words and terms

defendability defendable defendably defendaunt defended against wind defended fortification