Sentence examples for they were defendants from inspiring English sources

To the lawyers in the room, they were "defendants" or "clients".

She treats TV interviewers as if they were defendants in a legal investigation.

Another concern is a conflict-of-interest issue: Baker Hostetler would not represent many large banks and wealthy families because they were defendants in Madoff lawsuits.

Official projections showed more than 95% of voters rejecting water privatisation and a law allowing Berlusconi and other ministers to cite government business as a reason for delaying trials in which they were defendants.

"They are defendants, they have rights and we are here to defend them".

They are defendants in civil suits, not plaintiffs.

"I think they're realizing that when officers are defendants they're defendants first," O'Mara told the Guardian after the hearing.

Shopping for women's jewellery.The four referendums, called for by the opposition, were about his government's legislative centrepieces: a law to revive nuclear energy; a pair to usher in water privatisation; and a fourth giving Mr Berlusconi and his ministers a way to slow trials in which they are defendants.

Oh -- fun fact about Edwin and Texas Law Shield: they are defendants in a Texas court case involving barratry.

Neither were defendants.

While they may be defendants today, the same individuals were probably victims yesterday; or will be tomorrow.