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# defendant

noun (defendant, defendants)

«defendant» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A defendant is a person accused of a crime in a court of law, who must answer the charge. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/defendant/#m1)

### In the lessons

in court stories, the defendant stands before the judge while someone accuses him; in lessons, the person who is charged

### Examples

- The defendant said he was at home that night. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/defendant/#x1)
- The judge listened to the defendant and the witnesses. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/defendant/#x2)
- The defendant denied taking the money. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/defendant/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «defendant» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/defendant/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«defendant» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/defendant.html) on Mova free.