defendant

Significat (Anglès)

Adj

Serving, or suitable, for defense; defensive, defending.

Noun

1. In civil proceedings, the party responding to the complaint; one who is sued and called upon to make satisfaction for a wrong complained of by another.
2. In criminal proceedings, the accused.

Conceptes

acusat

demandat

Sinònims

accused

respondent

suspect

the accused

appellant

prisoner at the bar

litigant

defence

defense

opponent

opposite party

person

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plaintiff

prisoner

responder

indictee

dft

def.

respondent accuse

answerer

answering machine

charged

client

contestant

correspondent

Traduccions

accusé

acusado

Angeklagter

beschuldigde

Beklagter

Angeklagte

aangeklaagde

reus

imputato

inculpé

κατηγορούμενος

accusato

défendeur

beklaagde

prévenu

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/dɪˈfɛnd.ənt/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: defendaunt

In summary

From Middle English defendaunt (“defending; defending in a suit”), borrowed from Old French defendant, present participle of defendre, from Latin dēfendere.