adjective🔗ShareОборонительный, защитныйServing, or suitable, for defense; defensive, defending."The defendant posture in the argument was clearly defensive. "Позиция защиты в споре была явно оборонительной.lawessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareОтветчик, подсудимыйIn 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. "В иске соседа ответчик утверждал, что не повредил забор.lawgovernmentpoliticsessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareОбвиняемыйIn criminal proceedings, the accused."The defendant in the school vandalism case was a student. "Обвиняемый по делу о вандализме в школе был студентом.lawgovernmentpolicestateguiltessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
