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defendant

Noun

Meaning

• A person, company, etc., against whom a claim or charge is brought in a court.

Examples

• The defendant pleaded not guilty in court.

• The defendant was accused of fraud.

• The defendant waited anxiously for the verdict.

defendant

Noun

Meaning

• A person, company, etc., against whom a claim or charge is brought in a court.

Examples

• The defendant pleaded not guilty in court.

• The defendant was accused of fraud.

• The defendant waited anxiously for the verdict.