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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Libellee \Li'bel*lee"\, noun (Law) (a) The party against whom a libel has been filed; -- corresponding to {defendant} in a common law action. (b) The defendant in an action of libel. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Defendant \De*fend"ant\ (d[-e]*f[e^]nd"ant), adjective [F. d['e]fendant, p. pr. of d['e]fendre. See {Defend}.]
1. Serving, or suitable, for defense; defensive. [Obs.]
With men of courage and with means defendant. --Shak.
2. Making defense.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Defendant \De*fend"ant\, noun
1. One who defends; a defender.
The rampiers and ditches which the defendants had cast up. --Spotswood.
2. (Law) A person required to make answer in an action or suit; -- opposed to plaintiff. --Abbott.
Note: The term is applied to any party of whom a demand is made in court, whether the party denies and defends the claim, or admits it, and suffers a default; also to a party charged with a criminal offense.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
defendant
noun: a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused [syn: {suspect}] [ant: {plaintiff}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
38 Moby Thesaurus words for "defendant": accessory, accused, bitter-ender, brawler, correspondent, diehard, disputant, dissentient, dissident, intransigent, irreconcilable, last-ditcher, libelee, litigant, litigationist, litigator, naysayer, negativist, noncooperator, objector, obstructionist, obstructive, opposer, oppositionist, panel, parties litigant, party, plaintiff, prisoner, protester, quarreler, resister, respondent, scrapper, suitor, suspect, witness, wrangler
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