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defendant
noun
the
person
,
company
,
or
organization
that
is
accused
of
a
crime
or
is
being
sued
in
a
court
of
law
•
The
defendant
pleaded
not
guilty
to
all
charges
.
The
defendant
pleaded
not
guilty
to
all
charges
.
•
After
weeks
of
testimony
,
the
jury
decided
the
defendant
was
responsible
for
the
damages
.
After
weeks
of
testimony
,
the
jury
decided
the
defendant
was
responsible
for
the
damages
.
from
Latin
‘
defendere
’
meaning
‘
to
ward
off
,
protect
’,
later
used
in
Law
French
and
Middle
English
to
refer
to
a
person
who
defends
against
an
accusation
