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be defendant
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.
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"He's Defendant No. 28," Salah said.
What is defendant going to do?…that's my understanding.
The military justice system is defendant friendly.
In this example, most likely the variables of interest are defendant race and victim race, while culpability is a covariate for which the analysis should be adjusted.
"They are defendants, they have rights and we are here to defend them".
Neither were defendants.
They are defendants in civil suits, not plaintiffs.
The judge's ruling could portend problems for other banks that are defendants in similar cases.
To the lawyers in the room, they were "defendants" or "clients".
She treats TV interviewers as if they were defendants in a legal investigation.
Managers are defendants in two securities fraud cases.
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