Meaning

1 senses

  1. Serving, or suitable, for defense; defensive, defending.

Examples

66 sentences

  1. The defendant was sentenced to death.

    ruОбвиняемого приговорили к смертной казни. — sharptoothed

    deDer Angeklagte wurde zum Tode verurteilt. — Hans_Adler

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  2. The defendant has no prior convictions.

    deDer Angeklagte ist nicht vorbestraft. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  3. The jury found the defendant guilty.

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  4. Both defendants claimed they were innocent.

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  5. Both defendants have long arrest records.

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Origin

From Middle English defendaunt (“defending; defending in a suit”), borrowed from Old Frenc

From Middle English defendaunt (“defending; defending in a suit”), borrowed from Old French defendant, present participle of defendre, from Latin dēfendere.

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Forms

more defendant, most defendant
Comparativemore defendant Lesson
Superlativemost defendant Lesson

regular

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
defectordefenceB1defendB1defenderB1defenestratedefenseB1
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