defendant

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/dɪˈfɛndənt/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/dɪˈfɛndənt/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(di fen′dənt or, esp. in court for 1, -dant)


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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
defendant n (law: in a lawsuit)acusado, acusada nm, nf
  demandado, demandada nm, nf
 The company was suing the defendant for defamation.
 La empresa demandó al acusado por difamación.
defendant n (law: person accused of crime)acusado, acusada nm, nf
Note: Scots Law uses "accused" rather than "defendant". The formal "panel" or "pannel" is used for solemn proceedings or indictment before a jury.
 The defendant sat in the dock listening to the evidence against her.
 La acusada se sentó en el banquillo y escuchó las pruebas en su contra.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
codefendant,
also UK: co-defendant n		 (law: joint defendant)codemandado, codemandada nm, nf
Note: Scots Law uses "accused" rather than "defendant". The formal "panel" or "pannel" is used for solemn proceedings or indictment before a jury.
indigent defendant n (law: without funds)demandado indigente, demandada indigente nm, nf + adj mf
  demandado sin recursos, demandada sin recursos grupo nom
joint defendant n often plural (law: party in lawsuit)codemandado nm, nf
  coacusado nm, nf
nominal defendant n (law: type of defendant)demandado nominal sin interés en la causa loc nom m
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'defendant' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
accused - appellee - arraignment - codefendant - commencement of prosecution - conviction - corespondent - court-appointed lawyer - cross-action - defense - dock - exculpatory evidence - general appearance - judgment in default - judgment of conviction - nominal defendant - on trial - plead guilty - plead not guilty - reconvention - respondent - rule of lenity - statement of defense
Spanish:
defendido - demandado - inculpado - querellado - sindicado - encausado - absolución de la demanda - acusado - consorte - imputado - procesado - reo

Collocations: the defendant's [attorney, lawyer, legal representative], the defendant pleaded [guilty, innocent] (to), the defendant was found [guilty], more...

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