Defendant synonyms

dĭ-fĕn'dənt, -dănt'

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offender
One who gives or causes offense.
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respondent
The party against whom a civil complaint is brought; the defendant in an equity case, as well as the person who is the subject of an appeal.
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prisoner at the bar
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prisoner (related)
A person held in custody
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tribunal (related)
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appellant
A person who appeals, esp. to a higher court
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the accused
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party
The definition of a party is a gathering of people to have a good time or celebrate an occasion, or a group who do things together or a group of people who share the same political ideals.
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accuser (antonym)
One who accuses; one who brings a charge of crime or fault.
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complainant (antonym)
The definition of a complainant is a person who has an issue and is making a charge in a court of law.
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plaintiff (antonym)
The party in a civil law case who brings the action in a court of law. See also defendant.
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accused
A person who has been arrested or formally charged by an indictment, information, or presentment with a crime.
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law (related)
An impromptu or extralegal system of justice substituted for established judicial procedure:
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suspect
The definition of a suspect is a person believed to have committed a crime.
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claimant (related)
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petitioner (related)
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defendants (related)
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pursuer (related)
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the-prosecution (related)
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debtor (related)
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the Judge (related)
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juror (related)
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magistrate (related)
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adjudicator (related)
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jury (related)
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litigant (related)
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defense
(Sports) The means or tactics used in trying to stop the opposition from scoring.
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Find another word for defendant. In this page you can discover 27 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for defendant, like: offender, respondent, prisoner at the bar, prisoner, tribunal, appellant, the accused, party, accuser, complainant and plaintiff.
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Defendant Sentence Examples

  • When a divorce is granted, the defendant is not permitted to marry other than the plaintiff for three years, unless the plaintiff dies.

  • When a defendant was of rank superior to that of the plaintiff, distress had to be preceded by troscad (=fasting).

  • 22 Similarly in Job the bne Elohim, sons of God, appear as attendants of God, and amongst them Satan, still in his role of public prosecutor, the defendant being Job.

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