n. a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused
词态变化
复数形式:defendants
常见例句
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a defendant in a criminal proceeding
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the principal pleading by the defendant in response to plaintiff's complaint
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in criminal law it consists of the defendant's plea of `guilty' or `not guilty' (or nolo contendere)
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in civil law it must contain denials of all allegations in the plaintiff's complaint that the defendant hopes to controvert and it can contain affirmative defenses or counterclaims n
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n a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation n a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem n the speech act of replying to a question n the principal pleading by the defendant in response to plaintiff's complaint
