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defendant

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/dɪˈfɛndənt/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/dɪˈfɛndənt/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(di fen′dənt or, esp. in court for 1, -dant)

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Inglés		Español
defendant n	(law: in a lawsuit)	acusado, acusada nm, nf
		demandado, demandada nm, nf
	The company was suing the defendant for defamation.
	La empresa demandó al acusado por difamación.
defendant n	(law: person accused of crime)	acusado, acusada nm, nf
Note: Scots Law uses "accused" rather than "defendant". The formal "panel" or "pannel" is used for solemn proceedings or indictment before a jury.
	The defendant sat in the dock listening to the evidence against her.
	La acusada se sentó en el banquillo y escuchó las pruebas en su contra.

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Compound Forms:
Inglés		Español
codefendant, also UK: co-defendant n	(law: joint defendant)	codemandado, codemandada nm, nf
Note: Scots Law uses "accused" rather than "defendant". The formal "panel" or "pannel" is used for solemn proceedings or indictment before a jury.
indigent defendant n	(law: without funds)	demandado indigente, demandada indigente nm, nf + adj mf
		demandado sin recursos, demandada sin recursos grupo nom
joint defendant n	often plural (law: party in lawsuit)	codemandado nm, nf
		coacusado nm, nf
nominal defendant n	(law: type of defendant)	demandado nominal sin interés en la causa loc nom m

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'defendant' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:

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Spanish:

demandado - sindicado - defendido - inculpado - querellado - encausado - acusado - reo - procesado - consorte - imputado - absolución de la demanda

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Synonyms: the accused, defense, respondent, litigant, appellant, more...

Collocations: the defendant's [attorney, lawyer, legal representative], the defendant pleaded [guilty, innocent] (to), the defendant was found [guilty], more...

Forum discussions with the word(s) "defendant" in the title:

a defendant she knows to be guilty
Accused and defendant - legal
assurances made to the defendant by counsel regarding the sentence - legal
attorney for defendant - legal
attorney for plaintiff and defendant being, in default , - legal
bailed defendant - legal
claimant/defendant/recurrir - legal
Commitment Of Defendant - legal
competent witness/defendant - legal
cross-complainant + cross-defendant - legal
Declaration of the Defendant - legal
defendant and petitioner (court of appeals) - legal
defendant and respondent
Defendant given copy of order BY - legal
defendant in rem - legal
defendant is entitled to -- acusado tiene derecho a - legal
defendant released from prison - legal
defendant will be remanded - legal
defendant- appelants proposed issues on appeal - legal
defendant's authorization for attorney to appear... - legal
defendant's forum activities...... - legal
defendant’s defense
defendant’s services have sponsorship - legal
Develop defendant programs and specialized courts - legal
exercise of a defendant's right - legal
find against the defendant - legal
Fourth-Party Defendant - legal
I, the undersigned defendant - legal
I'll interview the defendant in camera. - legal
malcharacterizes the defendant's testimony
more...

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