defendant

adjective · nounB2

Định nghĩa theo từ loại

Tính từ

adjective

Comparative

more defendantmost defendant

Superlative

defendaunt

1.
Serving, or suitable, for defense; defensive, defending.

Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

defendantsdefendaunt

1.
(law) In civil proceedings, the party responding to the complaint; one who is sued and called upon to make satisfaction for a wrong complained of by another.
2.
(law) In criminal proceedings, the accused.

Từ liên quan

Đồng nghĩa

respondant(in civil proceedings) respondant

Trái nghĩa

plaintiffclaimantprosecutorin civil proceedings plaintiff, claimantin criminal proceedings prosecutor

Cùng gốc / liên quan

antidefendantco-defendantmultidefendantnondefendantprodefendantcodefendantrespondent

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Nguồn gốc từ

From Middle English defendaunt (defending; defending in a suit), borrowed from Old French defendant, present participle of defendre, from Latin dēfendere.