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Term: CONTRACAUSATOR
Definition: A contracausator is a person who has been accused of committing a crime and is being prosecuted for it. Essentially, it means that they are a criminal.
This term is not commonly used in modern English and is mostly found in historical texts.
CONTRACAUSATOR
A person who is prosecuted for a crime.
John was arrested and charged with theft. He became a contracausator and had to go to court to defend himself.
Mary was accused of fraud and had to hire a lawyer to represent her as a contracausator.
These examples illustrate the definition of contracausator as a person who is prosecuted for a crime. In both cases, John and Mary were accused of committing a crime and had to defend themselves in court. They were both considered contracausators in their respective cases.