Defendant

Meaning

Adj

●

Serving, or

, for

;

, defending.

Noun

●

In Law:

In

, the

to the

; one who is

and

to make

for a

of by another.

●

In Law & People:

In

, the accused.

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Origin

defendant

English

-ant

English

-ant

Middle English (1100-1500)

defend

English

defenden

Middle English (1100-1500)

deffendre

Old French (842-ca. 1400)

defendo

Latin

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