Definitions for "defendant"
A person charged in a legal action.
A person required to make answer in an action or suit; -- opposed to plaintiff.
The party being sued in a lawsuit; the party against whom an action is filed. Back to the Top
a career offender if he is at least eighteen years old at the time of the instant offense
a career offender if he was at least eighteen when he committed the instant offense
a special offender for purposes of this section if -
Keywords:  complaint, puc, divorce, tariff, fault
The entity, usually a utility, charged in a complaint proceeding with violating a law, order, tariff, or rule of the PUC.
The party -- usually your employer or its insurance company -- opposing you in a dispute over benefits or services.
In mutual consent no fault divorce, the party who does not file the complaint.
Keywords:  dock, prison, youth, march, accompanied
Added - 09 Thu March 2006 The defendant sits in the 'dock' accompanied by prison officers. If the defendant is a youth, they sit next to the dock.
Keywords:  wrestling, opinion, trying, free, get
a Opinion/order I was wrestling trying to get free
Keywords:  paycheck, fan, graduates, big, customer
a big fan of a , after a paycheck graduates from a customer
Keywords:  defense, suitable, serving, making
Serving, or suitable, for defense; defensive.
Making defense.
Keywords:  distribution
Distribution
The employer or his/her representative, usually the insurance company.
Keywords:  means, you
This normally means YOU.
Keywords:  one
One who defends; a defender.