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Discover LudwigThe part of a sentence 'defendant for' is not correct and cannot be used in written English.
If you are referring to a person who has been accused of a crime, the correct phrase is 'defendant in' or 'defendant of'. Example: The defendant in the case was found guilty.
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He would become a defendant for life.
Kleiner is an unlikely defendant for another reason.
In China, they'd have a sign for the prosecutor, for the defendant, for the lawyers".
She once jailed a defendant for using the words "baby momma".
Speer, the architect, is the one defendant for whom the court has some liking and respect.
No matter how much people hate this defendant for all kinds of things, the jurors are doing a conscientious job".
"As hard as I try," he wrote, "I cannot recall ever arraigning a white defendant for such a violation".
Mr. Thomas, who was then the police chief, was named as a defendant for his supervisory role.
Every agreement is made in a matter of seconds, weighed and considered by each defendant for only a moment.
"As hard as I try, I cannot remember ever arraigning a white defendant for such a violation," he said.
The final witness, on the stand yesterday, was a Canadian military expert - rubbished by the defendant for not knowing enough.
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