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Defendant - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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Definition of defendant from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary with audio pronunciations, thesaurus, Word of the Day, and word games. ... Learn more about "defendant" and related topics at Britannica.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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Definition of defendant in the Online Dictionary. Meaning of defendant. Pronunciation of defendant. Translations of defendant. defendant synonyms, defendant antonyms. Information about defendant in the free online English dictionary and encyclopedia. ... He conducted the case for the defendant and won it.
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