defendant
In civil proceedings, the party responding to the complaintIn 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.
» The defendant was sentenced to death.
Der Angeklagte wurde zum Tode verurteilt.
Обвиняемого приговорили к смертной казни.
Meaning
2 sensesIn 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.
In criminal proceedings, the accused.
Angeklagter, Angeklagte, Angeschuldigter
обвиня́емыйobvinjájemyj, обвиня́емаяobvinjájemaja, отве́тчикotvétčik
звинува́ченийzvynuváčenyj, звинува́ченаzvynuváčena, відповіда́чvidpovidáč
- a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused
Examples
66 sentencesThe defendant was sentenced to death.
ruОбвиняемого приговорили к смертной казни.
deDer Angeklagte wurde zum Tode verurteilt.
The defendant has no prior convictions.
deDer Angeklagte ist nicht vorbestraft.
The jury found the defendant guilty.
Both defendants claimed they were innocent.
Both defendants have long arrest records.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English defendaunt (“defendant in a suit; defender”), borrowed from Old FrenchFrom Middle English defendaunt (“defendant in a suit; defender”), borrowed from Old French defendant, nominalisation of defendant; see above.
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Forms
plural: defendants| Singular | defendant |
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Synonyms
2 synonyms- a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused:suspect