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defendant
noun
[ dɪˈfɛnd(ə)nt ]
• an individual, company, or institution sued or accused in a court of law.
• "the defendant tried to claim that it was self-defence"
Similar:
accused
, prisoner at the bar,
appellant
,
litigant
,
respondent
,
suspect
, suspected person,
Opposite:
plaintiff
,