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defendant

de·fen·dant

UK/dɪˈfɛnd.ənt/ US/dɪˈfɛndʌnt/ common

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

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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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