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defendant

[dih-fen-duhnt, -dant] / dɪˈfɛn dənt, -dænt /
NOUN
accused
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The defendant was arrested at the hospital and provided a pre-prepared statement accepting that he let himself into the house but denying the offences insisting everything was consensual.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

Sandoval’s ex, Dillon Maquindang, stood at a podium Thursday morning and decried the defendant for cheating on them, manipulating them and taking out his failures on Maquindang’s family.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

A new prosecution of the defendant, Olympic canoeist David Hearn, would be unusual, especially after U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

During two further interviews, the defendant again denied shaking his daughter and denied getting frustrated at having to change her nappy three times.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

The prosecutor is also free to file more charges against a defendant than can realistically be proven in court, so long as probable cause arguably exists.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

The old Mississippi case that was included in the fraud division’s highlights featured more than 30 defendants accused of participating in a scheme to fraudulently obtain pandemic relief loans.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

Jamie McDonald, US attorney for the Southern District of New York, said the defendants and unidentified co-conspirators orchestrated more than 1,000 sham marriages over the past decade.

From Barron's Aug. 12, 2026

The federal jail facility houses defendants awaiting criminal trials; adjacent is an immigration detention facility known as B-18.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

While only four Los Angeles, Santa Clara, Contra Costa, and San Diego county superior courts were named as defendants, the decision applies to all superior courts in California.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

Approximately 80 percent of criminal defendants are indigent and thus unable to hire a lawyer.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander




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