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Simple English definitions for legal terms

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A quick definition of defendant:

A defendant is someone who is accused of doing something wrong. In criminal cases, this means they are accused of committing a crime. In civil cases, the defendant is the person or group that is being sued by someone else. Sometimes, the defendant is called a respondent, but this usually only happens in certain situations.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: A defendant is a person or entity that is being accused of a crime in a criminal case or being sued by the plaintiff in a civil case. In some cases, the defendant is referred to as the respondent.

  • In a criminal case, the defendant is the person who is accused of committing the crime. For example, if someone is charged with theft, they would be the defendant in the case.
  • In a civil case, the defendant is the person or entity that is being sued by the plaintiff. For instance, if someone is suing a company for breach of contract, the company would be the defendant.
  • In an appeal, the person responding to the appeal is called the respondent. For example, if someone appeals a court decision, the person who responds to the appeal is the respondent.

These examples illustrate how the defendant is the person or entity that is being accused or sued in a legal case. The defendant is the one who must defend themselves against the accusations or claims made by the plaintiff or prosecutor.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:55
How does one know if they are UR1 or UR2?
[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:56
CONGRATS MACAQUE!
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
ALSO CONGRATS!
Congrats1!
21:15
Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
21:15
Feel like I can finally stop holding my breath!! Whew!!!
[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
22:32
Nice! @Macaque
Dkk
22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
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