adjective🔗ShareDefensivoServing, or suitable, for defense; defensive, defending."The defendant posture in the argument was clearly defensive. "La postura defensiva en la discusión era claramente defensiva.lawessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDemandadoIn 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. "En la demanda del vecino, el demandado afirmó que no había dañado la valla.lawgovernmentpoliticsessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAcusadoIn criminal proceedings, the accused."The defendant in the school vandalism case was a student. "El acusado en el caso de vandalismo escolar era un estudiante.lawgovernmentpolicestateguiltessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading