Defendant in United States
Defendant Definition
A party sued in a personal action. The term does not in strictness apply to the person opposing or denying the allegations of the demandant in a real action, who is properly called the tenant. The distinction, however, is very commonly disregarded; and the term is further frequency applied to denote the person called upon to answer, either at law or in equity, and as well in criminal as civil suits.
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A party sued in a personal action. The term does not in strictness apply to the person opposing or denying the allegations of the demandant in a real action, who is properly called the tenant. The distinction, however, is very commonly disregarded; and the term is further frequency applied to denote the person called upon to answer, either at law or in equity, and as well in criminal as civil suits.
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Plain-English Law
Defendant as defined by Nolo’s Encyclopedia of Everyday Law (p. 437-455):
The person against whom a lawsuit is filed. In certain states, and in certain types of lawsuits, the defendant is called the respondent
Practical Information
Note: Some of this information was last updated in 1982
In a lawsuit, the party against whom action is brought. The defendant is the person required to make answer in the action or suit. See also parties to an action (in U.S. law).
(Revised by Ann De Vries)
What is Defendant?
For a meaning of it, read Defendant in the Legal Dictionary here. Browse and search more U.S. and international free legal definitions and legal terms related to Defendant.
Cross-Examination of Defendant
This section examines the Cross-Examination of Defendant subject in its related phase of trial. In some cases, other key elements related to trials, such as personal injury, business, and criminal litigation, are also addressed.
Direct Examination of Defendant
This section examines the Direct Examination of Defendant subject in its related phase of trial. In some cases, other key elements related to trials, such as personal injury, business, and criminal litigation, are also addressed.
Concept of Defendant
In the U.S., in the context of Judiciary power and branch, Defendant has the following meaning: The person or entity in a court case that is being prosecuted by the government (criminal law), or sued by a plaintiff (civil law) (Source of this definition of Defendant : University of Texas)
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Concept of Defendant in Constitutional Law
The following is a very basic definition of Defendant in this context: A person accused of doing something that is not legal
Concept of Defendant in Political Science
The following is a very basic definition of Defendant in relation to the election system and the U.S Congress: A person accused of doing something that is not legal
The Defendant’s Response to the Complaint Explained
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Concept of Defendant in Constitutional Law
The following is a very basic definition of Defendant in this context: A person accused of doing something that is not legal
Concept of Defendant in Political Science
The following is a very basic definition of Defendant in relation to the election system and the U.S Congress: A person accused of doing something that is not legal
The Defendant’s Response to the Complaint Explained
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- Civil Procedure
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Further Reading (Articles)
DEFENDANTS RECEIVE LENGTHY SENTENCES IN MAJOR DRUG TRAFFICKING CONSPIRACY; MOST OF 37 DEFENDANTS WERE MEMBERS/ASSOCIATES OF TEXAS SYNDICATE PRISON GANG., States News Service; January 21, 2010
Eight Defendants Charged with Participation in Anthony Drug Trafficking Ring Plead Guilty Ninth Defendant Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering Offense, States News Service; August 17, 2012
Defendant who ignored suit gets judgment set aside, Missouri Lawyers Media; June 27, 2010; Stephanie Maniscalco
Defendant’s Proposed Mental Health Expert Testimony regarding Insanity and Mens Rea Deemed Unreliable and Unhelpful; Ruling Not Disturbed by Supreme Court, Developments in Mental Health Law; January 1, 2009
Five Defendants Convicted of International Sex Trafficking for Forcing Central American Girls and Women into Prostitution., Psychology & Psychiatry Journal; February 28, 2009
‘MOVIELAND’ DEFENDANTS SETTLE FTC CHARGES, US Fed News Service, Including US State News; September 13, 2007
FIVE DEFENDANTS CONVICTED OF INTERNATIONAL SEX TRAFFICKING FOR FORCING CENTRAL AMERICAN GIRLS, WOMEN INTO PROSTITUTION, US Fed News Service, Including US State News; February 20, 2009
Defendants granted the right not to attend trial, Jerusalem Post; July 29, 1996; Asher Felix Landau
Defendants out-of-state partnership interests attachable in NY., Real Estate Weekly; June 2, 2010; Edelstein, Mark
Defendants in Sedition Case Loyal and Sincere: Witnesses, Khaleej Times (Dubai, United Arab Emirates); May 7, 2013
DEFENDANTS REFUSE TO RESPOND AT 9/11 ARRAIGNMENT., States News Service; May 5, 2012
Defendant Permitted to Defend Action Six Years after Plaintiff Obtains Default Judgment, Mondaq Business Briefing; April 8, 2014; Maurer, Matt
Defendants in Phony Mortgage Relief Scheme to Pay Nearly $3.6M; Orders Ban Them from Mortgage Relief Business, US Fed News Service, Including US State News; January 16, 2014
THREE DEFENDANTS PLEAD GUILTY TO INTERNET FRAUD SCHEME, US Fed News Service, Including US State News; February 7, 2007
FIVE DEFENDANTS CHARGED IN FORECLOSURE RESCUE SCHEME., States News Service; December 2, 2011
Defendant Class Proceedings – The Class Action Joshua Tree*.(Class Proceedings Act 1992), Mondaq Business Briefing; January 9, 2012
Defendant ignores suit, yet judgment is set aside, Missouri Lawyers Media; June 25, 2010; Stephanie Maniscalco
36 defendants in countys largest drug raid all plead not guilty, The Columbian (Vancouver, WA); October 29, 2011; Stephanie Rice
Nominal Defendant recovers from uninsured owner., Mondaq Business Briefing; December 4, 2011
Multiple Defendants Dismissed Based On Improper Joinder., Mondaq Business Briefing; October 6, 2011
Defendant meaning
The party against whom recovery is sought and thus s/he who defends. The party complained against. In criminal cases, the person accused of the crime. In civil matters, the person or organization that is being sued.
In equity actions the defendant is sometimes called the respondent. In practice this term has disapperead with the merger of law and equity. The term respondent is also, and much more commonly, used to designate the person responding to an appeal.
Defendant in the Context of Law Research
The Thurgood Marshall School of Law Library defined briefly Defendant as: The person against whom a lawsuit is brought in a civil court; in criminal court, it is the person against whom criminal charges are brought.Legal research resources, including Defendant, help to identify the law that governs an activity and to find materials that explain that law.
Defendant Definition in the context of the Federal Court System
In a civil case, the person or organization against whom the plaintiff brings suit; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
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