noun
the accused, defense, respondent, litigant, appellant, offender, prisoner at the bar, party; see also prisoner.
Antonyms accuser*, complainant, plaintiff.
See defendant in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
A person against whom an action is brought:
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