Sentence examples for are defendants from inspiring English sources
noun
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.
"They are defendants, they have rights and we are here to defend them".
The surety and the developers are defendants.
They are defendants in civil suits, not plaintiffs.
"The one thing they haven't had so far are defendants.
Almost all are defendants awaiting their time before the judge.
The judge's ruling could portend problems for other banks that are defendants in similar cases.
The six men are defendants in more than 40 civil lawsuits.
Catterton, Insight, Archway's board and a number of former executives are defendants in the suit.
Instead, five mid-level military officers, as well as police officers and civilian leaders, are defendants.
He recalled: "I thought, 'Oh, my goodness, I'm a lawyer, here are defendants.
Some are defendants in the mass trials the government is conducting.
