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    DEFENDANT

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

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

    Synonyms:

    defendant; suspect

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting people

    Hypernyms ("defendant" is a kind of...):

    litigant; litigator ((law) a party to a lawsuit; someone involved in litigation)

    Domain category:

    jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "defendant"):

    accused (a defendant in a criminal proceeding)

    co-defendant; codefendant (a defendant who has been joined together with one or more other defendants in a single action)

    Antonym:

    plaintiff (a person who brings an action in a court of law)

    Derivation:

    defend (be the defense counsel for someone in a trial)

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