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defendant

[dih-fen-duhnt, -dant] / dɪˈfɛn dənt, -dænt /
NOUN
accused
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“You’ll hear that in 2024, defendant was lonely with no real friends,” O’Brien said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

A defendant representing himself who called his own father as a character witness.

From The Wall Street Journal • 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

He cited a psychiatric expert who diagnosed the defendant with a narcissistic personality disorder.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

“I know that it is the fashion these days for a defendant to say: ‘Everything went blank to me.’

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright




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