defendant

«defendant» in Mova's school dictionary: a person accused of a crime in a court of law, who must… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (defendant, defendants)

meaning for a pupil

A defendant is a person accused of a crime in a court of law, who must answer the charge. tree →

sense in the lessons

in court stories, the defendant stands before the judge while someone accuses him; in lessons, the person who is charged

examples

• The defendant said he was at home that night. tree →
• The judge listened to the defendant and the witnesses. tree →
• The defendant denied taking the money. tree →

note

nothing for maths

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «defendant» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.