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A defendant or defender ( Δ in legal shorthand) is any party who is required to answer the complaint of a plaintiff or pursuer in a civil lawsuit before a court, or any party who has been formal...
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The Legal Term * Defendant * Defined & Explained ... DEFENDANT - In criminal cases, the person accused of the crime. In civil matters, the person or organization that is being sued. The person against whom a lawsuit is filed is usually called the defendant. In some states, or in certain types of actions, the defendant is...
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Fictitious defendants - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fictitious defendants are real persons a plaintiff believes it has a cause of action against in a lawsuit who, for one reason or another, cannot be identified by the plaintiff before a lawsuit is com...
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DEFENDANT, in law, a person against whom proceedings are instituted or directed; one who is called upon to answer in any suit. ... At one time the term "defendant" had a narrower meaning, that of a person sued in a personal action only, the corresponding term in a real action being "tenant," but the distinction is...
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Definition of defendant from Webster's New World College Dictionary. Meaning of defendant. Pronunciation of defendant. Definition of the word defendant. Origin of the word defendant. ... Dictionary Home » Webster's New World College Dictionary » defendant...
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Plaintiff; Defendant; Plaintiff & Defendant; Setting Trial Date; Getting Ready for Trial; Mandatory Settlement Conference; The Trial; Following the Trial ... Defendant: Answering a UD Action; Plaintiff and Defendant: Settling...
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defendant Definition from dictionary ... whether the contact was purposeful by the defendant; defendant; The plaintiff must establish the defendant has a legal duty; For any questions about this word or definition:
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