DEFENDANT
\dɪfˈɛndənt], \dɪfˈɛndənt], \d_ɪ_f_ˈɛ_n_d_ə_n_t]\
Definitions of DEFENDANT
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 2010 - Legal Glossary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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Making defense.
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One who defends; a defender.
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A person required to make answer in an action or suit; - opposed to plaintiff.
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Making defense.
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One who defends; a defender.
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A person required to make answer in an action or suit; - opposed to plaintiff.
By Noah Webster.
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The person against whom a lawsuit is filed. In certain states, and in certain types of lawsuits, the defendant is called the respondent. Compare plaintiff, petitioner.
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By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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