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defendant

[dih-fen-duhnt, -dant] / dɪˈfɛn dənt, -dænt /
NOUN
accused
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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

The reprieve for the Mississippi defendant split the high court’s conservatives.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Ari Alibhai, prosecuting on behalf of the Premier League, told the court that for more than four year the defendant provided customers with apps and modified Amazon Fire TV Sticks.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

“The defendant showed up at your farm in the summer of 1945 and accused Etta Heine of robbing him?”

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




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