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defendant

[dih-fen-duhnt, -dant] / dɪˈfɛn dənt, -dænt /
NOUN
accused
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District Judge Froso Christodoulidou said in October: "The window did not appear to carry markings that would necessarily have alerted the defendant to the fact that one section was open."

From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026

At the opening session, Attalah's defence team requested the judge's recusal, arguing that he had "already formed a conviction in mind against the defendant", Mada Masr cited its lawyer Hassan al-Azhar as saying, external.

From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026

Chief Justice John Roberts wrote for the majority that securities fraud resembles a traditional common law claim by an injured party against a defendant for damages.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026

“In fact, as defendant Nuño then knew, The Nuño Estate had neither 20 or more employees nor over $163,386 in average monthly payroll, “ the complaint read in part.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

The state had not proved beyond a reasonable doubt that the crime the defendant had been charged with had in fact occurred.

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

The complaint also accuses the defendants of giving a second porch video of Belichick to journalist Pablo Torre, who aired it on his podcast that same month.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026

Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha recently charged seven defendants for a scheme to bilk the state’s Medicaid Community Health Worker program.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

Why, then, did the government charge the defendants in the way it did?

From Slate ● Nov. 3, 2026

He and four men have already pleaded guilty to a series of offences, but the trial of nine other defendants who deny all charges has begun at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

Hickock’s attorney was also angry; once more he traveled to Larned State Hospital, where he appealed for the unpaid services of a psychiatrist willing to go to Garden City and interview the defendants.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote


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