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defendant

[dih-fen-duhnt, -dant] / dɪˈfɛn dənt, -dænt /
NOUN
accused
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The company said it is the first case against a defendant employing Google’s Gemini AI model.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

“You’ll hear that in 2024, defendant was lonely with no real friends,” O’Brien said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

A petition filed by Reiner’s civil attorneys in a Los Angeles County court on Monday says that trustees overseeing the funds have denied them to him without legal justification, and the 32-year-old defendant needs them.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

The second defendant, N, was found by experts to have an IQ in the bottom 1% compared with his contemporaries.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

The sea closes over Carl Heine—it seeps into his pocket watch, stopping it at 1:47, recording the time of his death—and the defendant stands watching the place where it seals up, leaving no trace behind.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson




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