Assertion: defendant | /r/HasProperty | the person
Facets:
value: in a criminal trial
type: LOCATION
value: most often
type: DEGREE
value: in the case of criminal lawsuits
type: OTHER
value: under disability
type: OTHER
value: usually
type: DEGREE
value: in other words
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Defendant: The person who is being accused of a crime.
text: A defendant is a person or entity that is facing a civil lawsuit, or that has been accused of a crime.
text: In a criminal trial, a defendant is any person accused of committing an offence, an act defined as punishable under criminal law.
text: The defendant in a lawsuit is the person against whom the action is brought, by the plaintiff.
text: the attorney for the defendant represents the defendant who is the person who is suspected to owe something, or have violated the plaintiff's rights...thus, they try to convince the jury that their client does NOT owe the plaintiff anything, nor have they violated the plaintiff's rights
text: A Defendant is usually the person against whom an action is filed.
text: In other words, the Defendant is the person being sued for an alleged wrong or charge.
text: A defendant is the person who must defend themselves against the complaints brought forward by the plaintiff.
text: The judge will normally want to hear first from the claimant (the person who started the case, or made the application) then the defendant (the person disputing it).
text: To receive a subpoena you may or may not be directly involved in the case as a plaintiff (the person making the claim), or the defendant (the person defending against the claim).
text: When you are preparing to file a small claims case, you need to find out exactly who the defendant (the person or business you are suing) is so you can name him or her correctly on your claim.
text: The defendant is the person who must defend himself against a civil suit.
text: Defendant: the person accused of committing a crime.
text: A defendant is a person accused of committing a crime in criminal prosecution or a person against whom some type of civil relief is being sought in a civil case.
text: In a criminal trial, a defendant is a person accused (charged) of committing an offense (a crime; an act defined as punishable under criminal law).
text: In the case of criminal lawsuits, a defendant is considered to be a person who has been accused of wrongdoing which is criminal in nature and punishable by law.
text: A plaintiff can expect this rule to be liberally applied in favour of a defendant who is a person under disability.
text: Most often and familiarly, defendants are persons: either natural persons (actual human beings) or juridical persons (persona fiction) under the legal fiction of treating organizations as persons.