Defendants is valid Scrabble Word

Definitions for DEFENDANTS in dictionary:

NOUN:
• DEFENDANT, a person accused or sued
• an individual, company, or institution sued or accused in a court of law
OTHER DEFINITIONS:
• a person required to make answer in a legal action or suit — compare plaintiff

Words related to DEFENDANTS

defendant14

Words that contain DEFENDANTS

codefendants19

How to use DEFENDANTS in a sentence

• All labor cases were to be tried simultaneously, thus making it impossible for the defendants to secure adequate counsel.
• If anything, they were predisposed to believe the defendants guilty and their union an outlaw organization.
• The defendants were, and are, the United States Secret Service, William Cook, Tim Foley, Barbara Golden and Henry Kleupfel.
• Then the Attorney-General rose to address the Court for the defendants.
• Her charitable impulses did not extend to defendants charged with homicide.
• We have nothing to do with what may happen after the defendants obtain a judgment in their favor, if they do so, or after the sentence is carried out, if they do not.
• One of the grounds of the defence was that the defendants might be guilty of smuggling arms into Cuba, but with that offence the courts of the United States had nothing to do.
• Brief and arguments for the defendants in the Supreme Court of the State of Oregon.
• Under the counts alleging conspiracy, the defendants could not be called on as witnesses, which put the defence at a disadvantage.
• As soon as the Judge took his seat, Sir Edward Clarke applied that the defendants should be tried separately.
• Nevertheless, it was only when these individuals faced the bar as defendants in criminal suits that the disease was recognized in either case.
• The matter was not again argued, as the defendants consented to pay L4,000 out of the L7,000 over to the relatives not to proceed.
• The defendants thereupon took an appeal to the Supreme Court of the United States, which tribunal has reversed the finding of the Circuit Court and dismissed the complaint.
• Young, the defendants paying large sums as costs and damages.
• Probably trial by jury has served to save many defendants where the judge would have convicted, and has still more often tempered and modified penalties.
• The English, however, had more to dread from the roughness of the sea, than from the skill or bravery of the defendants.
• For that the said defendants heretofore, to wit on the 1st day of July in the year 1846 at to wit the County of St.
• He was on hand well charged on the day for the appearance of the defendants, and was at no pains to conceal the contempt he felt for his young opponent.
• Bart answered that it did not appear that any of the defendants were under age.
• When Bart moved to discharge three of the younger of the defendants, Brace opposed this.
• Then Ward, who had kept in the background, was called, in the hope to save one of the defendants.
• The court however, after several days very attentive examination of the business, gave him a verdict against two of the defendants, with twenty shillings damages from each.
• One of these defendants, a soldier, was advised to appeal from the decision of the court to the governor, who, after hearing the appeal, confirmed the verdict of the civil court.
• The defendants were in the front part of the house.
• The girls at the back part of the house could not have got out without passing through the room where the defendants were.
• On this the defendants arose, and profound silence reigned throughout the Court as James addressed them.
• By the defendants, on the contrary, the lands in question are held as a patrimony.
• John Clerk, then an advocate, was engaged for the defendants.
• The fire of the top annoyed the boarders, and the defendants hesitated to advance.
• A shout, and a loud hurrah! brought back the defendants, and Ludlow headed a charge upon the top-gallant-forecastle, again, in person.
• The assault was immediately commenced, and for one whole day the battle raged with equal valor on the part of the assailants and the defendants.

Similar words containing FENDANT without suffix s and without prefix de

defendant14 codefendant18 codefendants19

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