Synonyms for defendant
dɪˈfɛn dənt or, esp. in court, -dæntde·fen·dant

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1. defendantnoun

   In 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.

   Antonyms:
   plaintiff

2. defendantnoun

   Antonyms:
   prosecutor

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1. defendant

   Synonyms:
   accused, prisoner

   Antonyms:
   prosecutor, accuser, plaintiff

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1. defendant, suspectnoun

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

   Synonyms:
   suspect

   Antonyms:
   complainant, plaintiff

Matched Categories

1. • Law
   • Litigant

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1. List of paraphrases for "defendant":

   respondent, accused, indictee, charged, acknowledgement, reo

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1. Jessica Roth:

   There's an aspect of many criminal cases where the jury is asked to get inside the heads of the defendant and other important individuals in the case and that can be uncomfortable for a variety of reasons.

2. Prosecutor Stewart Ryan:

   The time for the defendant to escape justice is over. It's finally time for the defendant to dine on the banquet of his own consequences.

3. Raj Parekh:

   Debbins flagrantly and repeatedly sold out his country, the defendant's brazen disclosures to Russian intelligence agents jeopardized Raj Parekh national security and threatened the safety of his fellow servicemen.

4. Clark County District:

   There is no reasonable explanation or excuse for the actions of this defendant, the results of the toxicology test do not change the initial charges filed against Ms. Holloway.

5. Brett Kavanaugh:

   A good judge must be an umpire – a neutral and impartial arbiter who favors no litigant or policy, i don’t decide cases based on personal or policy preferences. I am not a pro-plaintiff or pro-defendant judge. I am not a pro-prosecution or pro-defense judge. I am a pro-law judge.