adjective🔗ShareServing, or suitable, for defense; defensive, defending."The defendant posture in the argument was clearly defensive. "lawessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareIn 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."In the neighbor's lawsuit, the defendant claimed they had not damaged the fence. "lawgovernmentpoliticsessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareIn criminal proceedings, the accused."The defendant in the school vandalism case was a student. "lawgovernmentpolicestateguiltessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading