Defendant
accused party in a legal case From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A defendant is the person or group of people being taken to the court due to a lawsuit filed by a plaintiff, or claimant. A defendant may also be called a respondent, if a petition is used against them to make them come to court, or if the lawsuit is filed against him or her in Scotland.
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