Synonym: suspect. Similar words: defender, defense, defensive, attendance, in danger, offender, pedantic, agenda. Meaning: [-dənt] 
n. a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused.
n. a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused. 
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61. The court decreed that the defendant should pay the plaintiff $ 5 , 000.
62. The defendant leant forward and spoke to his barrister, sotto voce.
63. Sir Nicholas Gammon QC appeared on behalf of the defendant.
64. He drew attention to the absence of concrete evidence against the defendant.
65. The judge ruled that the defendant had no case to answer, as the evidence had been discredited.
66. The defendant is accused of/charged with a range of crimes, from theft to murder.
67. Illness was used as an excuse so the defendant could avoid trial.
68. I bring this up, your honor, because I think it is important to understand the background of the defendant.
69. The defendant was borne down by the weight of evidence.
70. The defendant sat impassively in the dock while evidence was given against him.
71. The defence pleaded insanity, but the defendant was found guilty and sentenced.
72. Difficulties can arise when there is more than one defendant.
73. It is a scandal that the defendant was declared innocent.
74. The defendant had supreme and, as it turned out, unjustified, confidence in his own judgment.
75. The defendant was convicted of high treason and sentenced to death.
76. The police claimed that reports in the media were slanted against/towards the defendant.
77. The jury found the defendant not guilty of the offence.
78. The judge found for the defendant, and also said he should be given the cost.
79. The defendant claimed that he had not had a fair trial.
80. The defendant remained impassive as the judge sentenced him to death.
81. The defendant asked for a number of other offences to be taken into account.
82. The court made a finding in favour of the defendant.
83. The lawyer stressed the fact that the defendant killed the boy accidentally.sentencedict.com
84. They may be hoping to invert the presumption that a defendant is innocent until proved guilty.
85. The defendant has a right to a fair trial .
86. There were extenuating circumstances and the defendant did not receive a prison sentence.
87. The judge will pronounce sentence on the defendant this afternoon.
88. The lawyer claimed his client was provoked into acts of violence by the defendant.
89. It became clear,during the trial,that most of the charges against the defendant were trumped up.
90. The court determined the defendant should pay the legal costs.
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