Defendant
[dɪ'fend(ə)nt] or [dɪ'fɛndənt]
Definition
(noun.) a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused.
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Definition
(a.) Serving, or suitable, for defense; defensive.
(a.) Making defense.
(n.) One who defends; a defender.
(n.) A person required to make answer in an action or suit; -- opposed to plaintiff.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Accused, prisoner
ANT:Prosecutor, accuser, plaintiff
Editor: Percival
Examples
- You are the defendant, Sir, in Bardell and Pickwick? Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Two letters have passed between these parties, letters which are admitted to be in the handwriting of the defendant, and which speak volumes, indeed. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- I believe you are a particular friend of Mr. Pickwick, the defendant, are you not? Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Do you recollect anything particular happening on the morning when you were first engaged by the defendant; eh, Mr. Weller? Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- The defendant has not been heard, nor has he had an opportunity to call others in his behalf. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- Do you find for the plaintiff, gentlemen, or for the defendant? Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Are you, or are you not, a particular friend of the defendant's? Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- I believe you are in the service of Mr. Pickwick, the defendant in this case? Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- This man was Pickwick--Pickwick, the defendant. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- I appear for the defendant, my Lord,' said Mr. Serjeant Snubbin. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Mr. Pickwick is the defendant in Bardell and Pickwick, Serjeant Snubbin,' said Perker. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- MICAWBER, and the defendant in that cause is the prey of the sheriff having legal jurisdiction in this bailiwick. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- The foreman smiles, and puts up his watch:--“Well, gentlemen, what do we say, plaintiff or defendant, gentlemen? Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- So off they set; the plaintiff and defendant walking arm in arm, the officer in front, and eight stout coachmen bringing up the rear. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Pickwick,' replied Jackson; 'it's the defendant in Bardell and Pickwick. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Horace Mann, one of the legal counsel for the defendants in that case. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Seventeen people were made defendants to that simple suit! Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- He then found out that there were not defendants enough--remember, there were only seventeen as yet! Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Why was it not shown to Mr. Curtis, the leading counsel for the defendants in the New York cases, when he was asked to produce a lamp and promised to do so? Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
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