Assertion: defendant | /r/HasProperty | accused
Facets:
value: in a lawsuit
type: LOCATION
value: although of an offence
type: OTHER
value: in a criminal case
type: LOCATION
value: often
type: TEMPORAL
value: although of an offense
type: OTHER
value: of having committed a particular crime
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: In a criminal case, a defendant is someone who is accused of having committed a particular crime.
text: In a civil lawsuit, a defendant (or a respondent) is also the accused party, although not of an offense, but of a civil wrong (a tort or a breach of contract, for instance).
text: The words plaintiff and defendant are both legal terms and are often confused.
text: As mentioned above, in a criminal case, the Defendant is also the accused that means the person who is charged with committing the crime.
text: In cases where the defendant is accused of stalking, domestic violence, making criminal threats, or other similar crimes, the court typically imposes a no-contact order.
text: In cases where the defendant is accused of stalking, domestic violence, making criminal threats, or other similar crimes, the court typically imposes a no-contact order.
text: In a lawsuit, a defendant is also the accused party, although not of an offence, but of a civil wrong.