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Categories: Criminal law legal terms, Criminals by status, Law enforcement terminology, Articles with short description, All articles with vague or ambiguous time

defendant suspect accused actor alleged perpetrator

A person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused WordNet 3.0

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A person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

In law enforcement jargon, a suspect is a known person accused or suspected of committing a crime. Wikipedia

In court proceedings, a defendant is a person or object who is the party either accused of committing a crime in criminal prosecution or against whom some type of civil relief is being sought in a civil case. Wikipedia

Person suspected of committing a crime. Wikipedia Disambiguation

Accused person Wikidata

Known person suspected of committing a crime Wikidata

Any party who is required to answer the complaint of a plaintiff in a civil lawsuit before a court. OmegaWiki

A person who is suspected of something, in particular of committing a crime. OmegaWiki

In criminal proceedings, the accused. Wiktionary

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litigant

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