defendant
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Cheema-Grubb ordered that not guilty pleas be entered for the defendant so the trial of the facts could be held next year.
From BBC • Jul. 3, 2026
Defence counsel Patrick Gibb KC told the court that the defendant was suffering from the advanced effects of MND, was paralysed and cannot communicate.
From BBC • Jul. 3, 2026
The company that provided the software, Kalibrate, is named as a defendant.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026
But the defendant, Royal Caribbean, never used the docks before 2004; instead, they only ever used the docks during a period of somewhat eased relations between the countries between 2016 and 2019.
From Slate • Jul. 1, 2026
“He reported to you a concern about how his mother might react if he sold to the defendant? Did 1 hear you say that, Mrs. Heine?”
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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