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

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1. • Law
   • Litigant

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1. List of paraphrases for "defendant":

   respondent, accused, indictee, charged, acknowledgement, reo

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1. Poweshiek County Attorney Bart Klaver:

   When you put this evidence together, there can be no other conclusion than that the defendant killed Mollie Tibbetts.

2. Steve Mellin:

   The defendant comes into court to be formally charged with murdering a little boy, murdering two women and a police officer, he has had months to reflect on the pain and suffering that he has caused. But when he's put in that holding cell, you cannot see a trace of remorse on his face. He paces, he fluffs his hair, and he makes obscene gestures at the marshals watching over him.

3. Bonita Martinez:

   The defendant is not a flight risk and he is not a danger to society, there is still no record of any violence or any misconduct whatsoever.

4. Vicky Botjer:

   The Wayne County Correctional Facility is housing the defendant in a safe environment.

5. Simi Valley:

   A key piece of evidence used to convict( the) defendant was found to not contain Craig Coley never DNA, but to instead contain the DNA of other individuals.