defendant
[noun]
Synonyms: the accused, defence, offender, prisoner at the bar, respondent

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English Thesaurus: defendant, the defence, the prosecution, judge, jury, ...

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de‧fen‧dant /dɪˈfendənt/ noun [countable]
[Word Family: noun: DEFENCE/DEFENSE, defendant, defender, defensiveness; adjective: DEFENCELESS/DEFENSELESS, defensible ≠ indefensible, defensive; adverb: defensibly ≠ indefensibly, defensively; verb: defend]
the person in a court of law who has been accused of doing something illegal ⇒ plaintiff Synonym : prisoner American English:
We find the defendant not guilty.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

defendant
noun
VERB + DEFENDANT charge The defendant was charged with disturbing the peace.
sue a defendant being sued by an insurance company
convict, find guilty The defendant was convicted of murder. The jury found the defendant guilty on all counts.
sentence The defendant was sentenced to three years in prison.
acquit, find not guilty | release
DEFENDANT + VERB plead guilty/not guilty
PREP. against the ~ the plaintiff's claim against the defendant
for the ~ Several witnesses gave evidence for the defendant.
~ in a defendant in bankruptcy proceedings

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

defendant the person who is on trial for a crime
the defence British English, the defense American English the lawyers who are working for the defendant
the prosecution the lawyers who are trying to prove that the defendant is guilty
judge the official in charge of a court who decides how criminals should be punished
jury a group of people, usually 12 people, who listen to the facts and decide whether the defendant is guilty or not guilty
witness someone who describes in a court of law what he or she knows about a crime
testimony a formal statement made in a court of law about a particular situation or action
verdict the decision of the jury as to whether the defendant is guilty or not guilty

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