defendant
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused
Types & categories
- litigant hypernym
- accused hyponym
- codefendant hyponym
Related & opposite
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | plaintiff |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | suspect |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | defend |
| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | law |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | litigant |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | accused |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | codefendant |