Definizione monolingua

defendant

d?fendant

1. third-person plural present active subjunctive of d?fend?
   1. ""may they drive away""
   2. ""may they defend, may they guard, may they protect""
   <Noun
   

   defendant (plural defendants)

   
   
   1. (law) 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.
   2. (law) In criminal proceedings, the accused.

Definizione dizionario defendant

	accusato
	Any party who is required to answer the complaint of a plaintiff in a civil lawsuit before a court.

convenuto

imputato

Altri significati:

(law) In criminal proceedings, the accused.

person prosecuted or sued

(law) 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.