defendant
English Thesaurus
1. a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | litigant, litigator, |
| definition | : | (law) a party to a lawsuit; someone involved in litigation (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | accused, |
| definition | : | a defendant in a criminal proceeding (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | co-defendant, codefendant, |
| definition | : | a defendant who has been joined together with one or more other defendants in a single action (noun.person) |
| domain category | : | jurisprudence, law, |
| definition | : | the collection of rules imposed by authority (noun.group) |
| antonym | : | complainant, plaintiff, |
| definition | : | a person who brings an action in a court of law (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | suspect, |
| definition | : | hold in suspicion; believe to be guilty (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | defend, represent, |
| definition | : | be the defense counsel for someone in a trial (verb.social) |
| antonym | : | complainant, plaintiff, |
| definition | : | a person who brings an action in a court of law (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | suspect, |
| definition | : | hold in suspicion; believe to be guilty (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | defend, represent, |
| definition | : | be the defense counsel for someone in a trial (verb.social) |
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