Synonyms for defendant
dɪˈfɛn dənt or, esp. in court, -dæntde·fen·dant

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1. defendantnoun

   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.

   Antonyms:
   plaintiff

2. defendantnoun

   Antonyms:
   prosecutor

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1. defendant

   Synonyms:
   accused, prisoner

   Antonyms:
   prosecutor, accuser, plaintiff

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1. defendant, suspectnoun

   a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused

   Synonyms:
   suspect

   Antonyms:
   complainant, plaintiff

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1. • Law
   • Litigant

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1. List of paraphrases for "defendant":

   respondent, accused, indictee, charged, acknowledgement, reo

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1. Justin Herdman:

   This defendant, by his own words and by his own deeds, wanted to attack our nation and its ideals.

2. William Weinreb:

   The focus is going to be on the defendant, that's because it's his day in court. He's the one the government has to prove guilty, not his brother.

3. Bishop Nelson Perez:

   Please know that we stand ready to cooperate with law enforcement in this matter. I am deeply committed, as the shepherd of our diocese, to the safety and well-being of our children, today's indictment reflect the serious and elaborate nature of the acts allegedly taken by the defendant to traffic and exploit local area children.

4. Lorenzo Roel:

   We're waiting for what the interpretation will be, since the plaintiff can block the defendant's exports, that's one of the concerns.

5. Jesse Evans:

   That is not the standard the court must look at, prosecutor Jesse Evans must look at whether the defendant had the intention of obstructing and influencing the investigation, and that is the purpose of Gregory McMichael phone call, to show that he wanted to influence and obstruct this.