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Defendant : (noun)
1: a person or institution against whom an action is brought in
a court of law; the person being sued or accused [syn: suspect]
[ant: plaintiff]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Defendant : \De*fend"ant\, a. [F. d['e]fendant, p. pr. of
d['e]fendre. See Defend.]
1. Serving, or suitable, for defense; defensive. [Obs.]
With men of courage and with means defendant.
--Shak.
2. Making defense.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Defendant : \De*fend"ant\, n.
1. One who defends; a defender.
The rampiers and ditches which the defendants had
cast up. --Spotswood.
2. (Law) A person required to make answer in an action or
suit; -- opposed to plaintiff. --Abbott.
Note: The term is applied to any party of whom a demand is
made in court, whether the party denies and defends the
claim, or admits it, and suffers a default; also to a
party charged with a criminal offense.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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DEFENDANT. A party who is sued in a personal action. Vide Demandant; Parties
to Actions; Pursuer; and Com. Dig. Abatement, F; Action upon the case upon
assumpsit, E, b; Bouv. Inst. Index, h.t.
2. At common law aDefendant : cannot have judgment to recover a sum of
money of the plaintiff. But this rule is, in some cases, altered by the act
of assembly in Pennsylvania, as by the. Act of 1705, for defalcation, by
which he may sue out a sci. fac. on the record of a verdict for a sum found
in his favor. 6 Binn. Rep. 175. See Account 6.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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