Defendant

The accused person, or the person responding to court proceedings brought against them.

Explanation attempts (519)

28 Oct 2012 20:02

Person who is accused of breaking the law and is being prosecuted

29 Oct 2012 14:48

The defendant is the accused person who is standing trial in either the crown or magistrates court. They will have been charged with a criminal act by the police and the prosecutiuon must now present evidence to convince either the magistrate or the jury that they are guilty. They are of course innocent until proven guilty

29 Oct 2012 18:02

A person who is being prosecuted for an alleged breach of the law.

30 Oct 2012 11:25

The person who is being accused by the prosecution

30 Oct 2012 13:16

A person defending themselves against a charge or accusation.

30 Oct 2012 15:02

The person that is being charged with the crime

30 Oct 2012 17:05

A person who is accused of commiting a crime.

30 Oct 2012 18:47

The person whom is accused of doing something against the law

30 Oct 2012 19:11

Those accused or as yet not proven to be guilty or not guilty to any charges against them in a court of law through trial.

30 Oct 2012 20:46

The individual in court accused of a crime

30 Oct 2012 21:28

The defendant is the person who is accused of something. A defendant may defend themselves or hire a lawyer to act in their defence.

30 Oct 2012 21:57

Person 'on trial' or in question over something

30 Oct 2012 22:41

The person accused of an offence.

30 Oct 2012 23:07

The person charged with an offence.

31 Oct 2012 13:14

The person who has been charged with an offence.

31 Oct 2012 15:07

Not guilty nor innocent.

31 Oct 2012 15:39

The person(s) being accused of wrong-doing.

31 Oct 2012 16:04

someone who is accused and taken to trial

31 Oct 2012 16:48

Someone who is charged with a crime but has not yet been found guilty. They are defending their case.

31 Oct 2012 18:09

An individual who has committed a crime and is standing trial in a court of law. The defendant is represented by his/her lawyers, the 'defence' and is further questioned by the opposing party, the 'prosecution'.

31 Oct 2012 18:40

a person accused of a wrongdoing in their eyes, trying to defend their actions as being correct.

31 Oct 2012 19:06

a person sued in a civil case or in a criminal prosecution

31 Oct 2012 19:18

the accused

31 Oct 2012 21:59

Someone who has been charged with committing an offence

31 Oct 2012 22:24

Someone who has been accused of something and needs to defend themself

1 Nov 2012 16:36

A person who is facing charges against them.

1 Nov 2012 21:22

The person who is accused of the crime in a court of law.

1 Nov 2012 22:23

The person being accused of wrong doing

20 Nov 2012 23:17

A person against whom a lawsuit is filed.

20 Nov 2012 23:18

The person defending his/her reputation against a criminal charge or allegation of misconduct

21 Nov 2012 08:22

Person who is against the court

21 Nov 2012 16:35

Person(s) who is on trial.

21 Nov 2012 21:48

Person in court who is accused of committing a crime

21 Nov 2012 22:50

Someone who is defending himself or herself against accusations, normally in a court of law.

26 Nov 2012 21:05

Someone defending themselves against what they have been accused of.

24 Apr 2013 15:48

the person on trial

25 Apr 2013 22:31

Defendant: This is a person who is there to support you in legal battles to try and prevent you from being sent to prison or if you're guilty they will try and lower the severity of your punishment. Your lawyer is typically your defendant in court.

26 Apr 2013 09:18

The defendant is the person who has been accused and charged with an offence and need therefore to defend themselves and/or to be defended by a solicitor

11 Nov 2013 19:37

someone who is accused of breaking the law and is being defended in court by a lawyer

14 Nov 2013 19:35

The person who is on trial or has been charged with something.

14 Nov 2013 20:57

Somebody who is being accused of something.

14 Nov 2013 21:01

Person who is the accused

14 Nov 2013 21:03

Someone who is being accused of a crime yet may not be guilty.

14 Nov 2013 21:10

A person accused of something within the court of law.

14 Nov 2013 21:32

to defend yourself against the person blaming you

14 Nov 2013 21:55

Someone who has been accused and charged with a crime and is facing a trial.

14 Nov 2013 22:18

Someone who is being accused of doing something wrong.

15 Nov 2013 17:10

The Individual/Company accussed of breaking the Law and to before the Court, when the case heard will decide whether proved innocent or guilty.

15 Nov 2013 20:18

A person being accused of a crime in court who is to be found guilty or not guilty by the jury and judge

15 Nov 2013 23:33

The person accused of committing the crime/ wrong-doing. They need to defent their case in order to be innocent.

16 Nov 2013 12:25

A defendant is a person in court who is defending their case against an offender

16 Nov 2013 17:47

The accused person in a court, being asked the questions to prove his or her innocence and being found either guilty or not guilty.

17 Nov 2013 12:02

Someone who is in court and on trial for some crime that the have committed.

17 Nov 2013 12:39

A person who has been accused of a crime but has not yet been found guilty or not guilty.

17 Nov 2013 15:48

A person who has been accused of a crime.

17 Nov 2013 17:08

The person in a trial who has had allegations made against them, however severe, and is trying to defend themselves/be defended in the case.

17 Nov 2013 17:24

person defending themselves. Who the case is against.

17 Nov 2013 17:54

The person who is accused of a crime within a trial

17 Nov 2013 18:24

The person who is on trial.

17 Nov 2013 18:43

a person is court who accused of a crime

17 Nov 2013 18:47

The person accusing another person of a criminal offence.

17 Nov 2013 18:50

is the accused person

17 Nov 2013 19:42

The person who has been accused of a crime. In court they are 'defending' themselves. Also known as the 'accused'.

17 Nov 2013 19:59

The person in a law of court who is defending themselves against the charges brought against them

18 Nov 2013 13:08

A defendant is the so called "victim" in the situation, the person who has accused the other person of committing the crime.

18 Nov 2013 15:04

Lawyer that wants to avoid as many legal measures on his/her client as possible

18 Nov 2013 15:17

A person who has been formally charged with an offence, the offender or accused offender who appears in court (magistrates or crown) will be seen as the defendant

18 Nov 2013 16:30

Someone accused of something, put in a position whereby they have to defend their actions.

18 Nov 2013 19:06

Somebody who is being accused in court

18 Nov 2013 19:46

Accused of a crime, put on trial. It is the defense and prosecutions job to establish whether the person is guilty or not.

18 Nov 2013 21:50

The person who stands accused of some offence in the context of a court of law.

18 Nov 2013 21:51

someone who has claimed to be not guilty and is therefore being trialed in court

18 Nov 2013 22:02

As accused person who is in court

19 Nov 2013 08:24

The person accused of a crime.

19 Nov 2013 09:06

The person being accused of a crime

19 Nov 2013 13:32

Person being prosecuted

19 Nov 2013 23:24

the person defending them selves against ptiorosocun

29 Oct 2014 09:22

The person who is on trial, and in the dock being accused of criminal or civil proceedings.

29 Oct 2014 14:38

An individual accused of a crime

29 Oct 2014 15:02

A defendant is someone who it has been charged with committing a crime.

29 Oct 2014 15:38

The person who is in question, claiming they're innocent

30 Oct 2014 15:38

Someone who is supporting/ backing up a statement

30 Oct 2014 15:58

The person who is being accused of a crime

30 Oct 2014 18:11

Person who is accused of a crime.

3 Nov 2014 17:07

The person being accused in Court.

3 Nov 2014 19:53

Somebody who is being accused of something.

4 Nov 2014 13:50

The person who is the victim of the crime. Used in court although they may be guilty of committing some crime.

4 Nov 2014 19:25

A person who's been charged with some think, Who has not yet been found guilty or not guilty.

4 Nov 2014 19:43

The defendant is the subject of the court who is being trialled for a particular cause. The prosecution would present a case against the defendant.

5 Nov 2014 01:26

A defendant in a court of law is the person the case is being tried against the defendant would pled guilty or not guilty.

5 Nov 2014 12:49

The person at a trial who is being interrogated and is trying to defend their case to people.

5 Nov 2014 13:10

A defendant is someone standing against a charge in a court of law

5 Nov 2014 13:18

A person charged with an offence, or contesting a claim made against them

5 Nov 2014 13:39

Defending the person who is being held to trial

5 Nov 2014 14:12

A person who has been accused of a crime

5 Nov 2014 14:14

The accused.

5 Nov 2014 16:40

INDIVIDUAL BEING PROSECUTED

6 Nov 2014 13:38

A defendant is the person who is being prosecuted against in the court of law.

6 Nov 2014 20:53

Someone who is trying to prove that they have not done what they are accused of

7 Nov 2014 13:33

The individual who has been accused of a crime and is "defending" their innocence against the accusations

7 Nov 2014 14:42

The person on trial who's supposedly accused of committing the crime

7 Nov 2014 18:49

A person accused of a crime in a court of law.

7 Nov 2014 20:43

The person accused of the crime

7 Nov 2014 20:44

The person/persons who are representing the accused.

7 Nov 2014 21:08

Person who accused of breaking the law

7 Nov 2014 21:51

The person who is accused of a crime

8 Nov 2014 00:57

Someone who defends someone

8 Nov 2014 13:48

Not a clue!

8 Nov 2014 14:13

The person who is defending themselves. This is the person who is having the allegation made against them and therefore will have to defend themselves and explain whether or not the allegation is true. This is the person who will ultimately be convicted/let off.

8 Nov 2014 17:01

Person on trial

8 Nov 2014 17:02

The person being accused of a crime

8 Nov 2014 17:11

someone or something who is taken to court

8 Nov 2014 18:22

A person who is defending the position of an accused third party.

8 Nov 2014 22:46

The person who is innocent

8 Nov 2014 22:53

A person in court defending themselves against a crime they've been accused of committing

9 Nov 2014 11:45

The defendant is the person who is being accused of the crime.

9 Nov 2014 12:14

The defendant is the person in court who is defending themselves. They are being prosecuted and will be found guilty or not guilty.

9 Nov 2014 15:55

The person who has been accused of something

9 Nov 2014 17:24

Person/clompany etc accused of a crime and being prosecuted.

9 Nov 2014 17:37

The person who has been accused of a crime and is therefore defending themselves in court.

9 Nov 2014 21:25

A defendant is someone who is on trial when a case is taken to court. E.g peter barlow

10 Nov 2014 09:07

The person who has been charged or accused of a crime. Whether they be quilty or not.

10 Nov 2014 13:33

A person that is accussed of a committing a crime and is being judged in front of a court of law to see whether they are innocent or guilty.

10 Nov 2014 15:41

A defendant is someone who is in charge of defending the suspect. The defendant will act on the suspects behalf to tell their side of the story and avoid being prosecuted.

10 Nov 2014 16:07

The lawyer who represents your side of the argument in court.

10 Nov 2014 16:37

Some one who is being prosecuted for some form of civil or criminal offence in a Court of Law

10 Nov 2014 17:26

Consult a solicitor

10 Nov 2014 17:26

the defendant is the person who has been charged with an affence

10 Nov 2014 17:32

Someone who is in court who is sued or been accused of something

10 Nov 2014 18:00

Someone accused of a criminal act,and appears in court.

10 Nov 2014 18:50

A person in a court of law defending themselves against a case brought against them

10 Nov 2014 19:04

The person in a court who is defending themselves from charges put against them

10 Nov 2014 20:17

The person on trial in court for a criminal offence

10 Nov 2014 20:32

The person in a court who has a case brought against them.

10 Nov 2014 20:44

The defendant is the person who is being tried in a court of law - ie they are defending themselves against whatever they have been charged with

10 Nov 2014 20:53

Person who is being acussed of a crime

10 Nov 2014 21:33

Someone trying to justify themselves after an accusation

10 Nov 2014 21:41

A witness for the prosecuted

10 Nov 2014 21:49

In the case of a trial, a defendant has been implicated in the trial at hand and must therefore be defended by an attorney to be cleared of the crime.

10 Nov 2014 21:56

The person who is the one is question about a criminal act that they have been charged with. This they are defending themselves

10 Nov 2014 22:14

Individual accussed of criminal activity within court of lae

10 Nov 2014 22:15

The person who has been accused and whose innocence or guilt is in question.

10 Nov 2014 22:29

The person accused of doing something wrong. The ones who has to defend their actions

10 Nov 2014 22:49

This is a person who believes they have not done anything wrong and is proving their innocence when they have been accused by someone else of a wrong doing.

10 Nov 2014 22:56

A defendant is anyone facing prosecution in a criminal court case.

10 Nov 2014 23:16

Person or body that needs to defend themselves or be defended by others

10 Nov 2014 23:36

the person who is being committed of the crime

11 Nov 2014 09:47

the person defending their case in court. May be guilty or innocent

11 Nov 2014 10:02

The person who is perceived as being in the wrong in court.

11 Nov 2014 10:24

Is someone that is being tried for an offence

11 Nov 2014 10:39

The person being defended in court. Under question for a crime.

11 Nov 2014 10:54

Someone that has been accused of a crime and is being defended in court

11 Nov 2014 11:11

Somebody who is trying to prove themselves as innocent to a crime of which they have been accused

11 Nov 2014 11:15

The lawyer who defends either the person being convicted or the victim.

11 Nov 2014 11:24

Someone who has broken the law - being charged for a criminal offence but has not yet been persecuted for it.

11 Nov 2014 12:42

The person who is being represented by a lawyer in a court case.

11 Nov 2014 12:46

To me the word defendant means the person that hass been accused or is on the denfensive an Is obliged to show that they are not guilty of what they have been accused of espicqlly if there is evidence to say that they have

11 Nov 2014 12:55

someone who is being prosecuted against

11 Nov 2014 13:15

Where someone is defending someone who's on trial in court

11 Nov 2014 13:22

The defendant is someone, or a party who are being accused of a crime in a court of law.

11 Nov 2014 13:23

This is the name of the lawyer who is defending your case in a court of law.

11 Nov 2014 14:08

The person who defends the accused in order to levy the charge or sentence.

11 Nov 2014 14:17

The lawyer or judicial team who are supporting the accused individual or organisation.

11 Nov 2014 14:20

The person in a law court being blamed for committing an offence. The opposite of prosecution.

11 Nov 2014 14:26

The lawyer who is defending the accused person.

11 Nov 2014 14:42

A title used in court procedures for the person who is accused of a crime

11 Nov 2014 14:59

Someone who is in the court of law who is either prosecuting someone or being prosecuted by someone.

11 Nov 2014 15:24

The subject of criminal charges

11 Nov 2014 15:48

The person who is accused of having broken the law and is under trial for the accused action.

11 Nov 2014 16:02

The person who has been accused of a wrongdoing and is defending them self against that accusation.

11 Nov 2014 16:37

The person in a trial who is accused of committing a crime and is defending themselves against such accusations.

11 Nov 2014 17:13

Person who is on trial for the accused crime

12 Nov 2014 12:57

A person who is defending himself/herself in court against a charge. The charge is not necessarily for a criminal offence, i.e. it could be used in divorce proceedings or other non-criminal cases for the person against whom a case has been made.

12 Nov 2014 20:50

The guy being accused or something

12 Nov 2014 21:04

A person who in a court case is accused of a crime and is being tried.

14 Nov 2014 13:19

The person being accused of a crime.

8 Dec 2014 09:45

The person in court who has suffered the consequences of criminal activity. Those who are undergoing trial for those crimes are the accused.

3 Aug 2015 12:14

The person who is being charged with something and has to defend themselves! I don't know why, but I'm assuming this also means a person who is pleading not guilty??

27 Oct 2015 21:35

The person in court being defended by a lawyer

28 Oct 2015 19:27

the person trying to prove they are innocent.

28 Oct 2015 22:33

The person who stands accused

29 Oct 2015 19:33

The person being charged with a crime.

4 Nov 2015 18:16

The person against which the criminal charges have been brought.

4 Nov 2015 18:19

A defendant is the the person on trial that will be or potentially be prosecuted

4 Nov 2015 18:35

The person who looks after and fights for in court for the person that is being accused of wrong doing.

4 Nov 2015 20:51

When someone is on trial for committing a crime they are the Defendant.

5 Nov 2015 21:09

The person who is in court charged with a crime

6 Nov 2015 21:03

The person being tried in the case

6 Nov 2015 21:41

The accused

6 Nov 2015 23:49

Someone who is defending someone else who is up in court

7 Nov 2015 00:12

The person defending their case, point of view.

7 Nov 2015 17:40

The victim or person who the crime was commited against

7 Nov 2015 23:13

Person/group/entity accused of a crime (I think it might also be the none claiming person/entity in a civil case as well but I'd check)

8 Nov 2015 18:19

The defendant is the individual who has been accused of the "crime"

9 Nov 2015 20:59

the person who has committed the offensive.

9 Nov 2015 22:10

Person being defended

10 Nov 2015 09:13

The defendant is the title, or reference, for the accused person as they are referred to during the legal process.

10 Nov 2015 13:08

Someone who has been accused and is defending the action against them

10 Nov 2015 21:20

Someone who has committed a crime and is appearing in court and is defending him/her self in court to the jury

10 Nov 2015 21:39

The person who is being accused of a crime and has been giving a chance to defend them

10 Nov 2015 22:23

The person who is being accused/charged of/for an offence

11 Nov 2015 13:59

Somebody who has been accused of a crime

12 Nov 2015 11:29

The person being prosecuted, who works with a lawyer to defend their case.

12 Nov 2015 19:40

The person who is accused of the crime and questioned in court.

13 Nov 2015 17:58

The meaning of Defendant in my opinion is the person who is on trial accused of a crime.

14 Nov 2015 12:05

I think 'defendant' is a term that is be used in both criminal and civil proceedings. They are the opposite, as it were, to the plaintiff (civil) or victim (criminal). In civil proceedings, the plaintiff would make the complaint and bring the case to court; the victim, in criminal proceedings, has had criminal action taken against them. It is the duty of the courts, lawyers, police etc. to ensure that justice is carried out, and therefore, the victim brings the case to the court, often alongside the state or police in order to prosecute the defendant. The defendant can 'defend' themself/ves as well. It is the 'job' of the court/judge etc. to order the right punishment if that defendant did commit the act, or ensure justice is done in some other way.

14 Nov 2015 16:55

A person giving evidence to witness what he or she saw to help the person being prosecuted

16 Nov 2015 13:14

This is the individual or group who is being held to trial or accusation. They are defending themselves from the law and possible punishment. Defendant is a neutral term and does not determine whether or not there is any guilty party.

16 Nov 2015 14:31

A person who is accused of a crime and has to defend the accusation that is proposed against them.

16 Nov 2015 16:23

The person who has been affected by the crime.

16 Nov 2015 17:22

The person accused of a crime, who is defending themselves in court.

16 Nov 2015 17:43

A defendant is someone who has been charged for a crime and has to defend themselves in court against the case put forward by the prosecution.

16 Nov 2015 19:46

Someone who's defending themselves.

16 Nov 2015 20:00

A person accused of a crime

16 Nov 2015 23:58

Someone who is defending the accused in court,usually a legal representative.

17 Nov 2015 08:29

A person appears in court charged with a criminal offence.

17 Nov 2015 11:15

The accused in a court of law

17 Nov 2015 13:18

Somebody that is defending there self in court or is being blamed for something.

17 Nov 2015 16:16

Is the person be accused in court

17 Nov 2015 16:30

The term defendant refers to an individual who has allegedly committed a crime of some sort.

17 Nov 2015 20:44

The person who was injured or the victim

18 Nov 2015 13:52

Person being prosecuted with an offence by the police, who may or may not be guilty of the offence.

18 Nov 2015 19:31

The person being accused of a crime but who is pleading their innocence.

18 Nov 2015 19:46

an individual in law who is refuting wrong doing of criminal act

18 Nov 2015 20:51

A person who has been accused of a crime.

19 Nov 2015 09:57

Is a person or entity in a court where an action is being brought against them

19 Nov 2015 13:28

The person defending the accused

19 Nov 2015 13:30

The person defending themselves in a disagreement or legal proceeding. If they are being accused of something they will try and 'defend' themselves.

19 Nov 2015 13:36

Person who is arguing that the person prosecuted is not guilty

19 Nov 2015 14:10

Person defending the accused eg. a solicitor

19 Nov 2015 14:18

An individual or group of some sort being charged of a crime in court.

19 Nov 2015 14:55

An individual accused of a crime

19 Nov 2015 19:14

Defending someone

19 Nov 2015 19:22

A person who has been charged with an allegation against them.

19 Nov 2015 21:45

A defendant is a person that has been accused of doing something illegal and is trying to provide their reasons as to why they have been wrongly accused, or perhaps they are admitting guilt to the accusation.

19 Nov 2015 22:16

Somebody that is defending another person in an investigation.

19 Nov 2015 22:56

The person who has been charged with an allegation is the defendant. It would be within a court situation where the "defendant" has been charged with an offense.

20 Nov 2015 00:10

In court, it is the person who is accused of wrong-doing and is being defended.

20 Nov 2015 00:57

If I was taken to court for a crime then I would be classed as the defendant

20 Nov 2015 11:07

person or persons answering a charge or charges

20 Nov 2015 11:15

party against whom an action is brought in court

20 Nov 2015 15:15

A person accused of a crime and being tried in a court of law.

20 Nov 2015 16:56

A person in court, accused of a crime.

20 Nov 2015 17:01

An accused person

20 Nov 2015 18:20

The party that has been accused of a crime(s) by the prosecution.

20 Nov 2015 18:29

The word used identify person that has been accused of a crime in a court of law.

20 Nov 2015 18:38

The party that has been accused of committing an offence.

20 Nov 2015 18:45

The person who is under trial

21 Nov 2015 10:25

The accused

21 Nov 2015 11:33

The person who is claimed to have proformed a criminal act

21 Nov 2015 17:59

The accused

21 Nov 2015 18:50

In relation to law, a Defendant is the person that is being defended and who the case is proposed against.

21 Nov 2015 19:06

The accused in a trial

21 Nov 2015 20:00

the accused

21 Nov 2015 20:05

The individual under accusation by the prosecuter.

22 Nov 2015 10:56

Someone who is charged with breaking the Law and defends themselves or opposes the charges made against them.

22 Nov 2015 14:39

The person that is being accused of a criminal offence

22 Nov 2015 16:04

someone who has been accused of a crime and is arguing that they haven't done wrong

22 Nov 2015 16:09

Person being accused of the crime

22 Nov 2015 16:11

Someone who is being accused

22 Nov 2015 16:18

A person who is being accused

22 Nov 2015 16:23

Someone who is defending themselves against something they have been accused of doing

22 Nov 2015 16:27

Someone in court who sticks up for the other person

22 Nov 2015 16:43

Someone who stands up for you, presenting evidence in your favour.

22 Nov 2015 16:56

The person in a legal case who is being persecuted- defending themselves from someone accusing them of a crime

22 Nov 2015 17:35

It is the accused person in court.

22 Nov 2015 17:44

The victim of a crime.

22 Nov 2015 20:16

The supposed victim of a crime according to a court of law. They are often required to provide information or an account of the relevant case.

22 Nov 2015 20:43

The person who is being prosecuted against

22 Nov 2015 20:50

Someone being charged for a crime in court.They will be trying to defend themselves/have themselves defended.

22 Nov 2015 21:23

The person in court who stands accused of having broken some law.

22 Nov 2015 21:35

The person who has been accused of breaking the law and appears in magistrates or crown court to defend themselves

22 Nov 2015 23:28

the person being charged with the offence

23 Nov 2015 00:16

The person being defended.

23 Nov 2015 09:40

A person who is defending them self against a crime

23 Nov 2015 09:46

The person on trial/the person suspected of committing a crime and trying to defend themselves in court.

23 Nov 2015 09:54

Person who is on trial, accused of a crime.

23 Nov 2015 11:57

the plaintiff/the party that the case is against

23 Nov 2015 12:55

the person who ihas been accused of a crime

23 Nov 2015 14:15

Someone who has been accused of a crime and is being held on trial

23 Nov 2015 14:30

The person in court who is charged with wrong doing.

23 Nov 2015 14:45

The person in court who has been accused of doing wrong. The court are trying to drcide whether the defendant is innocent or guilty.

23 Nov 2015 14:51

A person that has been accused of a crime.

23 Nov 2015 14:53

A person that has been accused of a crime.

23 Nov 2015 15:52

A defendant is someone being prosecuted in court. The charges have been brought against them and now they are being defended by a barrister

23 Nov 2015 16:25

Someone who is defending themselves

24 Nov 2015 09:39

This is the person who thinks they are in the right and hence starts the legal process to prove it.

27 Nov 2015 13:33

The person who has been accused of committing a crime and is on trial, presumed innocent until proven guilty.

8 Nov 2016 14:28

The individual being accused of a crime

8 Nov 2016 14:54

The party charged with the crime, the one who needs defending

8 Nov 2016 16:23

A person who is on trial

8 Nov 2016 18:28

The person who has been accused of a crime

8 Nov 2016 20:14

The person in question

8 Nov 2016 20:17

Someone who is invited to stand in court to appeal or receive a charge which is imposed on them

8 Nov 2016 20:18

Someone being prosecuted/accused in q court of law

8 Nov 2016 20:47

the person accused of a crime and therefore having to defend themself

8 Nov 2016 20:50

The person who has been accused of an offence

8 Nov 2016 20:55

The person who acts on behalf of the client

8 Nov 2016 20:59

The person 'in the dock' who is being tried for a criminal offence.

8 Nov 2016 23:18

The person being put on trial for an accused crime

8 Nov 2016 23:45

Someone appearing in a court of law who has been charged with a criminal offense

8 Nov 2016 23:48

Someone who is defending their case or statement.

9 Nov 2016 12:37

A defendant is someone who is accused of breaking the law, and is protesting their innocence by providing evidence to prove it.

9 Nov 2016 12:48

A defendant is a person whom has been accused of a crime and is usually the one on trial.

9 Nov 2016 13:28

Opposite of plaintiff...someone who is accused of something, i.e. a crime etc..,

9 Nov 2016 14:23

A defendant is someone who is defending the person being questioned and are asked questions about them.

9 Nov 2016 14:32

A defendant is the person who is under trial in court

9 Nov 2016 14:34

The person accused of a crime

9 Nov 2016 14:44

The individual attempting to defend themselves against an accusation/charge/case. The person trying to prove their innocence/trying to get the case dropped.

9 Nov 2016 15:00

Someone who is defending the negative or accused party.

9 Nov 2016 15:57

Someone that has been accused of an offence but is pleading not guilty.

9 Nov 2016 17:25

The person who is being accused & therefore needs to defend themselves

9 Nov 2016 17:25

The person who is being accused & therefore needs to defend themselves

9 Nov 2016 18:28

Person standing accused of committing a crime.

9 Nov 2016 19:31

An individual who may otherwise be referred to as 'the accused'.

9 Nov 2016 20:07

A person accused of wrong doing in court being represented by a legally qualified person

9 Nov 2016 21:24

Someone defending themselves against a jury/judge

9 Nov 2016 23:27

The person accused of committing a crime.

10 Nov 2016 09:45

The individual who has been the victim of criminal activity against them and is giving their sequence of events in court to provide evidence against the person being accused.

10 Nov 2016 09:57

The accused in a court case court

10 Nov 2016 10:18

A defendant is a person who has been accused of a crime, brought to trial but the verdict has yet to be decided.

10 Nov 2016 10:43

The person who is being accused of doing something by the plaintiff?

10 Nov 2016 17:34

Defendant comes from the word defence. The defendant is the person being accused of committing a crime.

10 Nov 2016 20:21

A person who has been accused of something and is defending themselves in court

10 Nov 2016 22:34

A person who has a claim or charge brought against them in court.

10 Nov 2016 23:18

The person who is accused of the crime and needs to be defended

11 Nov 2016 14:41

In court, the person accused of a crime

11 Nov 2016 15:06

The person who has been taken to trial is the defendant, it will then be deemed whether or not they are guilty

11 Nov 2016 17:17

The victim of a crime in a court case

11 Nov 2016 18:42

The people or persons who are contesting the accusers accusation.

11 Nov 2016 20:43

Person accused of the crime that is on trial.

11 Nov 2016 21:18

Somebody who has had allegations brought towards him/her

12 Nov 2016 11:33

the person in court charged with the crime

13 Nov 2016 14:44

The person who has been accused of the crime

13 Nov 2016 17:15

Somebody is is being testified against and you are trying to determine whether they are guilty or not guilty.

13 Nov 2016 17:47

The person accused of breaking the law and who has to defend themselves and their innocence with evidence.

13 Nov 2016 17:51

Defendant is the term used for the individual or party being accused of a crime, who is sent to court for a hearing or trial.

13 Nov 2016 17:59

A person who is having a trial run against them to determine if they're guilty or not guilty of a crime.

13 Nov 2016 19:18

The person who has been accused of a crime and is in court to face charges.

13 Nov 2016 19:20

The person who has had a lawsuit brought against them.

13 Nov 2016 19:30

The party that is trying to avoid a charge, or the opposite of the prosecution.

13 Nov 2016 22:03

In a criminal case there are 2 sides - the accused and the person bringing the case to court. The defenant is the person bringing the case and would be looking for the accused to be found guilty.

14 Nov 2016 00:08

Someone who is backing up themselves or acting as their own defence when in a court case. Usually the person who is up for a charge.

14 Nov 2016 11:22

The person who stands against the accused, who has been wronged.

14 Nov 2016 12:59

The person who is in question with the law. Essentially the person who is being questioned in a court and the person who the jury decides are guilty or not guilty.

14 Nov 2016 13:24

The person who is being charged with a crime.

14 Nov 2016 14:01

Someone accused in a court of law who must be defended/defend themselves against the accusation

14 Nov 2016 14:01

An individual who can testify against a convicted individual, this can be a lawyer or witness.

14 Nov 2016 14:53

the term 'defendant' is used by a lawyer when referring to their client in a court of law.

14 Nov 2016 16:22

The person who is being convicted of a crime, and is there to defend there actions.

14 Nov 2016 18:14

The person being sued

14 Nov 2016 18:29

A defendant is a person who is accused of a crime but is pleading innocent

14 Nov 2016 18:42

A person who is acting on behalf of someone in court defending them as they are being accused of being guilty

14 Nov 2016 19:45

The person who is on trial, they are being defended for the crime by their lawyers etc before being charged or found not guilty

14 Nov 2016 19:49

Person responsible for defending a legal case

14 Nov 2016 20:16

The person who is being accused

14 Nov 2016 20:18

An individual who is being sued or prosecuted in a court of law

14 Nov 2016 20:25

I think the defendant is the person accused of a crime

14 Nov 2016 20:35

A person who stands in suspicion of a crime.

14 Nov 2016 20:44

Person who has been accused and charged and appears in court possibly

14 Nov 2016 20:44

Someone who defends you in a court case

14 Nov 2016 21:35

The person who is being trialled. The person who has done the crime

14 Nov 2016 21:36

Backing someone, or in a court room where the lawyer is defending there client

14 Nov 2016 21:51

The individual who has been accused commiting the crime

14 Nov 2016 22:04

The person on trial

14 Nov 2016 22:14

Someone who is being prosecuted

14 Nov 2016 22:19

Someone who has been accused of doing something they shouldn't have

14 Nov 2016 22:20

A person who has been charged with a crime but not sentenced as guilty.

14 Nov 2016 22:20

The person in a court case who is being accused

14 Nov 2016 22:22

Person in court who is accused of a crime

14 Nov 2016 22:26

Someone accused of a crime who has to defend themselves in court

14 Nov 2016 22:27

The person that is being charged

15 Nov 2016 02:00

The person who is putting in a claim against someone else, an establishment or other

15 Nov 2016 02:00

The person who is putting in a claim against someone else, an establishment or other

15 Nov 2016 08:33

Individual aiming to disprove the prosecution argument. They are the person accused of the crime.

15 Nov 2016 10:45

The individual accused of the crime.

15 Nov 2016 12:34

Someone to speak for the person in question to 'defend' them and there rights as a person in front of a jury in court/ general interview

15 Nov 2016 23:06

Defendant is a person who an allegation is about, for example, someone steals a car, police arrest them, case goes to court, they are the defendant

31 Oct 2017 18:32

person accused of a crime

1 Nov 2017 11:46

Defending the accused in court

3 Nov 2017 20:31

A person that has an accusation made against them, and is trying to defend themselves in a court of law.

5 Nov 2017 17:06

Someone who has been accused or sued in the court of law.

7 Nov 2017 16:04

a person accused of breaking the law that has to legally defend themselves in court

7 Nov 2017 20:50

Somebody who has been accused of a crime

7 Nov 2017 20:57

A person denying a charge of defending

7 Nov 2017 20:58

The accused in a court of law.

7 Nov 2017 21:18

Somebody who is in support of a guilty person, defending them on trial, like a judge

8 Nov 2017 08:35

The person who is under trial for the alleged breach of the law

8 Nov 2017 14:32

The defendant is the person thought to have commit the crime

8 Nov 2017 17:01

A person who has charges being put against them in a court of law

8 Nov 2017 19:58

In a court case, generally this is the individual who is accused of a crime

9 Nov 2017 21:07

The person who has been accused of a crime and attempts to redeem themselves in the eyes of the law

11 Nov 2017 16:20

an individual who has been accused and will be proven innocent or guilty, it is their role to provide an alibi and create reasonable doubt.

12 Nov 2017 17:24

The person who is on trial for a crime they may or may not have committed

12 Nov 2017 17:40

The defendant is the person being accused of the crime / wrongdoing

12 Nov 2017 17:55

Someone who has been accused of doing something, then has to defend themselves or can come forward as guilty.

12 Nov 2017 18:04

The defendant is someone who is on trial - defending their case

12 Nov 2017 18:10

This is the victim

12 Nov 2017 18:13

The accused member in court

12 Nov 2017 18:37

The accused

12 Nov 2017 18:55

The person who is accused of acrime

12 Nov 2017 19:08

Someone who defends themselves against an accusation made against them

12 Nov 2017 21:23

A person or organisation who are accused in court of doing something wrong or illegal.

12 Nov 2017 21:31

The person who is being defended in court. Proving that they're innocent

13 Nov 2017 01:35

A person or a group of people/business who stands in a court of law defending themselves against legal proceedings such as criminal implications or suing.

13 Nov 2017 08:06

The accused person

13 Nov 2017 08:10

How The victim of a crime is referred in court

13 Nov 2017 08:17

The person that the claim is made against in court

13 Nov 2017 08:18

A person who is being accused of a crime

13 Nov 2017 08:19

A defendant is the individual accused of a crime

13 Nov 2017 08:58

A person appearing in court charged with an offence.

13 Nov 2017 10:19

A person who has been accused of a crime and has been called to Court. They are seen as innocent untill proven guilty. Role of the prosecutor to prove the Defendant's guilt. Balance of probablity: Guilty beyond reasonable doubt. (There is a second but cannot remember)

13 Nov 2017 10:31

Accused person

13 Nov 2017 11:15

Someone who is in a court room who is under suspicion of a crime

13 Nov 2017 11:17

When someone has been accused of a crime and is being tried in court with a lawyer.

13 Nov 2017 11:29

Someone accused in a court of law.

13 Nov 2017 11:50

The person being accused of a crime.

13 Nov 2017 11:54

A person that has been accused of a crime

13 Nov 2017 12:22

The person being tryed

13 Nov 2017 13:02

A human being who has been accused of breaking the law

13 Nov 2017 13:17

Someone who has been accused of committing a crime

13 Nov 2017 13:52

The victim. In court there is the prosecution and then the defendant. The defendant is the one being accused of something.

13 Nov 2017 14:47

Person being defended by lawyer.

13 Nov 2017 16:39

The person who is being tried. The person who is being accused of the crime.

13 Nov 2017 22:06

A person who has a charge against them

16 Nov 2023 18:13

A person accused of a crime whose case is heard in court

16 Nov 2023 19:58

The person who is accused of breaking the law and is subject to legal proceedings which will determine both whether the person is guilty and any subsequent penalty.

16 Nov 2023 19:58

The person who is accused of breaking the law and is subject to legal proceedings which will determine both whether the person is guilty and any subsequent penalty.

16 Nov 2023 21:54

A defendant is a person who claims that they have been wronged and is looking for the other party to be punished.

17 Nov 2023 07:44

The person defending themselves in court.

17 Nov 2023 10:32

The accused person in a trial.

17 Nov 2023 17:48

The person who has committed the act that is being charged for. The one on trial.

18 Nov 2023 14:08

The person being accused of a crime

18 Nov 2023 23:09

The person facing prosecution charges

19 Nov 2023 14:46

That refers to the accused in a criminal case

19 Nov 2023 17:02

Person being charged for alleged crime

19 Nov 2023 18:31

A person that is defending something

19 Nov 2023 18:45

The person accused

20 Nov 2023 12:13

Somebody who defends a crime they have been accused of in court.

20 Nov 2023 12:15

the person who has been accused of a crime, in court the defendant will have to be proven guilty in order to go to prison.

20 Nov 2023 12:15

When in court the defendant is the person that is being sued and is trying to defend themselves.

20 Nov 2023 12:29

A person who has been charged with a crime and are having to prove they didn’t commit the crime.

20 Nov 2023 15:40

My understanding of "defendant" is that they are the person who is accused of an offence. The defendant would remain innocent until proven to be guilty by a court of law.

20 Nov 2023 15:53

The person accused of the crime who is being defended

20 Nov 2023 16:11

The person being defended in a court of law

20 Nov 2023 18:28

The defendant is the individual on trial. Essentially the person who has been accused of a crime and must now “defend” themselves.

20 Nov 2023 18:51

The accused of said previous charges. The person defending their side of the “story”

20 Nov 2023 20:42

The person who is being accused in a legal case

20 Nov 2023 21:08

This is the person in court who is accused of a crime

20 Nov 2023 21:10

Someone in court who is accused of something

20 Nov 2023 22:29

Backing someone/something

20 Nov 2023 23:38

The person who is being accused of a crime

21 Nov 2023 09:44

The accused

21 Nov 2023 11:23

A defendant is a person who legally defends and represents someone in a court of law

21 Nov 2023 12:20

Defendants is the person being accused of something who is potentially being defended against the crime that it is alleged they have commited

21 Nov 2023 12:27

the person involved in the case that needs defending- the one who is on trial

21 Nov 2023 12:28

Is someone who is defending themselves or a company in court

21 Nov 2023 12:30

defending yourself or someone else

21 Nov 2023 12:32

The person who is being defended in court

21 Nov 2023 12:33

A person or company defending themself from an allegation

21 Nov 2023 12:41

The person who is under prosecution.

21 Nov 2023 12:42

Person accused of a crime or person that is being sued ‘defending your innocence of a crime’

21 Nov 2023 12:47

The defendant is the person that has allegedly committed a crime and is in court proceedings. Has not yet been found guilty of the accusation.

21 Nov 2023 12:49

The person defending the perpetrator of the crime

21 Nov 2023 12:58

The person defending the perpetrator

21 Nov 2023 13:12

A person in court trying to defend themselves

21 Nov 2023 13:59

Someone who has been prosecuted and needs to defend themselves.

21 Nov 2023 14:05

The person who has been accused of a crime

21 Nov 2023 14:07

Defending the individual that is being accused of the crime

21 Nov 2023 14:24

The person that is being sued against/accused of something

21 Nov 2023 14:38

Someone who has been accused of something and is trying to prove whoever is accusing them is wrong

21 Nov 2023 14:40

Someone who is having to prove their innocence in a court of law.

21 Nov 2023 14:50

The person in court defending the accused individual.

21 Nov 2023 14:54

A person being sued or tried in court

21 Nov 2023 15:21

someone who has to defend themselves

21 Nov 2023 15:26

Someone who has been charged with a crime

21 Nov 2023 15:28

The person who is being sued in a court of law

21 Nov 2023 16:26

The person on trail that is trying to defend themselves against the charges they have

21 Nov 2023 16:31

The person who committed the crime and is under trial

21 Nov 2023 16:49

Someone that defends a person that is being charged of a crime.

21 Nov 2023 16:59

someone who is being charged

21 Nov 2023 17:05

someone who defends a person in court meaning that they support or argue against someone who is in court

21 Nov 2023 17:08

This is the person in a court that is being accused of a criminal act that has to defend themselves hence defendant

21 Nov 2023 17:36

The person, company or group that is accused

21 Nov 2023 17:44

The person who is accused of commiting a crime

21 Nov 2023 18:00

This is a person who has been accused of something and wants to prove their innocence

21 Nov 2023 18:01

the person who has been arrested and taken to court to defend themselves

21 Nov 2023 18:22

Someone who is being accused of a crime in court.

21 Nov 2023 18:29

Someone who is being defended in court.

21 Nov 2023 18:30

person who the law is defending in court

21 Nov 2023 18:32

A person being accused of an act that is being confronted

21 Nov 2023 19:01

person who has been convicted of a crime

21 Nov 2023 19:59

Someone that is in court trying to defend their case in order to not plead guilty

21 Nov 2023 20:52

Someone defining themself against a claim

21 Nov 2023 21:04

Someone in need of being defended for a crime they have committed

21 Nov 2023 21:16

Someone being sued in a court

21 Nov 2023 21:22

A person accused of a crime but awaiting a court hearing to determine if they are guilty of it

21 Nov 2023 21:23

an individual being sued or accused in a court

21 Nov 2023 21:29

The person who has had something bad done to them and has to go to court to give evidence against someone

21 Nov 2023 21:29

A person who appears in from of a court and is apart of a trial. The defendant is the person who has had allocation of a crime and it the lawyer dude to defend that person.

21 Nov 2023 21:41

One of two sides, defendants produce reasonable doubt

21 Nov 2023 21:47

The person that has legal charges against them and have a chance to defend themselves.

21 Nov 2023 21:58

A person who is defending themselves against a legal proceeding or argument where they have been accused of something.

21 Nov 2023 22:36

The person trying to defend themselves from an accusation- not the one to start the case?

22 Nov 2023 08:54

A person who has been accused of breaking a law and is in the process of defending themselves against those accusations in court?

22 Nov 2023 09:11

someone who is being tried in court

22 Nov 2023 09:29

The person in court who is having the trail against them. They are defending against the prosecution.

22 Nov 2023 11:56

The person who has committed the crime

22 Nov 2023 17:29

The person who has been accused of a crime that is being tried in a legal court

22 Nov 2023 18:34

The person/entity the court case is against. The person/entity that is defending themself from the claims/accusations that the case is based on.

23 Nov 2023 12:26

The person accused of offence

23 Nov 2023 12:30

Someone who is needing to stand trail because they have been accused to commiting an offence

26 Nov 2023 23:36

Someone who is accused of a crime and has been prosecuted, they are innocent until proven guilty (beyond reasonable doubt) and have been taken through the process which means they now need to defend themselves / have a defence provided.

27 Nov 2023 13:49

someone that has been accused of something in law

28 Nov 2023 17:10

a defendant is basically the person who's, like, on the hot seat in a court case.

13 Dec 2023 14:37

Somebody who has been brought to court by someone else who is refuting claims they’re making

1 Jan 2024 17:22

the person being defended against the accusation in court

1 Jan 2024 17:24

Accused individual

3 Jan 2024 15:28

the person who is accused of committing the crime

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