defendant

Questions about defendant

What does defendant mean?

defendant means "a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused".

How many syllables are in defendant?

defendant has 3 syllables: de-fen-dant. The stress falls on "fen". In IPA it is /dɪˈfɛndənt/.

What is another word for defendant?

Close synonyms include suspect. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of defendant?

The recorded antonyms are plaintiff.

Is defendant a common word?

defendant is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.