1. defendant

noun. ['dɪˈfɛndənt'] a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused.

Rhymes with Defendant

• superintendent
• superintendant
• interdependent
• transcendent
• resplendent
• independent
• descendent
• descendant
• dependent
• attendant
• ascendant
• pendant

How do you spell defendant? Is it defendent ?

A common misspelling of defendant is defendent

Sentences with defendant

1. Noun, singular or mass
A defendant who cannot find a new cosigner may have to return to jail.

2. co-defendant

noun. a defendant who has been joined together with one or more other defendants in a single action.