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defendant 音标拼音: [dɪf'ɛndənt] n. 被告 被告 defendant n 1: a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused [ synonym: { defendant}, { suspect}] [ ant: { complainant}, { plaintiff}] Libellee \ Li` bel* lee"\, n. ( Law) ( a) The party against whom a libel has been filed; -- corresponding to { defendant} in a common law action. ( b) The defendant in an action of libel. [ Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Defendant \ De* fend" ant\, n. 1. One who defends; a defender. [ 1913 Webster] The rampiers and ditches which the defendants had cast up. -- Spotswood. [ 1913 Webster] 2. ( Law) A person required to make answer in an action or suit; -- opposed to plaintiff. -- Abbott. [ 1913 Webster] 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. [ 1913 Webster]
Defendant \ De* fend" ant\ ( d[- e]* f[ e^] nd" ant), a. [ F. d[' e] fendant, p. pr. of d[' e] fendre. See { Defend}.] 1. Serving, or suitable, for defense; defensive. [ Obs.] [ 1913 Webster] With men of courage and with means defendant. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] 2. Making defense. [ 1913 Webster] 38 Moby Thesaurus words for " defendant": 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
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