defendant
adj/dɪˈfɛnd.ənt/
Etymology
From Middle English defendaunt (“defending; defending in a suit”), borrowed from Old French defendant, present participle of defendre, from Latin dēfendere.
Definitions
Serving, or suitable, for defense
Serving, or suitable, for defense; defensive, defending.
In civil proceedings, the party responding to the complaint
In civil proceedings, the party responding to the complaint; one who is sued and called upon to make satisfaction for a wrong complained of by another.
- 404(b)—including a series of domestic abuse incidents defendant perpetrated against victim, a PFA against defendant by victim, and other third-party PFAs entered against defendant to protect other women—as well as evidence from[…]
In criminal proceedings, the accused.
The neighborhood
- antonymplaintiffantonym(s) of “in civil proceedings”
- antonymclaimantantonym(s) of “in civil proceedings”
- antonymprosecutorantonym(s) of “in criminal proceedings”
- neighborrespondent
- neighborlitigant
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for defendant. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA