DEFENDANT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused

Synonyms:

defendant; suspect

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("defendant" is a kind of...):

litigant; litigator ((law) a party to a lawsuit; someone involved in litigation)

Domain category:

jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "defendant"):

accused (a defendant in a criminal proceeding)

co-defendant; codefendant (a defendant who has been joined together with one or more other defendants in a single action)

Antonym:

plaintiff (a person who brings an action in a court of law)

Derivation:

defend (be the defense counsel for someone in a trial)