Defendant word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "defendant" word

[noun] 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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\De*fend"ant\, a. [F. d['e]fendant, p. pr. of d['e]fendre. See {Defend}.] 1. Serving, or suitable, for defense; defensive. [Obs.] With men of courage and with means defendant. --Shak. 2. Making defense.
\De*fend"ant\, n. 1. One who defends; a defender. The rampiers and ditches which the defendants had cast up. --Spotswood. 2. (Law) A person required to make answer in an action or suit; -- opposed to plaintiff. --Abbott. Note: The term is applied to any party of whom a demand is made in court, whether the party denies and defends the claim, or admits it, and suffers a default; also to a party charged with a criminal offense.

Synonyms for defendant

suspect

Antonyms: complainant, plaintiff

Related terms: accessory, accused, bitter-ender, brawler, correspondent, diehard, disputant, dissentient, dissident, intransigent, irreconcilable, last-ditcher, libelee, litigant, litigationist, litigator, naysayer, negativist, noncooperator, objector, obstructionist, obstructive, opposer, oppositionist, panel, parties litigant, party, plaintiff, prisoner, protester, quarreler, resister, respondent, scrapper, suitor, suspect, witness, wrangler

The fun area, different aproach to word »defendant«

Let's analyse "defendant" as pure text. This string has Nine letters in Three syllables and Three vowels. 33.3% of vowels is 5.3% less then average English word. Written in backwards: TNADNEFED. Average typing speed for these characters is 2520 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: -.. . ..-. . -. -.. .- -. -

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: defendant: 5 + 5 + 1 = 11, reduced: 11 . and the final result is Eleven.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: defendant: 4 + 5 + 6 + 5 + 5 + 4 + 1 + 5 + 2 = 37, reduced: 1, and the final result is One.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
A (1)	1	Magician	Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
D (2)	4	Emperor	Determined, Persistant, Idealist
E (2)	5	Hierophant	Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
F (1)	6	Lovers	Practical, Faithful, Organizer
N (2)	14	Temperance	Healer, Wise, Survivor, Crafty
T (1)	20	Judgement	Unswerving, Steadfast, Demanding, Forceful

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