Plural of defendant

Forms of defendant

Defendants in a sentence

• COMPAS has been proven by Pro Publica to predict that black defendants will have higher rates of recidivism than they actually do, while white defendants are predicted to have lower rates than they actually do.2018 January 29, Sophie Kleber, “As AI Meets the Reputation Economy, We're All Being Silently Judged”, in Harvard Business Review...
• Has the disco come in from the defendants yet? We sent them requests almost six weeks ago.From the entry disco
• The court is apparently not buying the defendants’ claim that they were just kidding about the death threats.From the entry just kidding
• Radler, the other defendants and a Canadian holding company as a result of the asset sales.2007 June 20, Richard Siklos, “Black’s Lawyers Hammer Former Partner’s Testimony”, in New York Times. From the entry noncompetition
• We were even ordered to restitute the legal costs of the defendants.2004, Brian Haig, Private Sector, →ISBN, page 31. From the entry restitute

Meaning of defendant

1. adjective Serving, or suitable, for defense; defensive, defending.
2. noun In civil proceedings, the party responding to the complaint; one who is sued and called upon to make satisfaction for a wrong complained of by another.
3. noun In criminal proceedings, the accused.

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Questions about the plural of defendant

What is the plural of defendant?

The plural of defendant is defendants.

Is defendant countable?

Defendant is a countable noun.