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English noun: defendant

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


Synonymssuspect


Broader (hypernym)litigant, litigator


Narrower (hyponym)accused, co-defendant, codefendant


Domain categoryjurisprudence, law


Antonymscomplainant, plaintiff









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