Agent and Defendant

Agent

Agent noun - Something used to achieve an end.

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Defendant and agent are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Defendant" instead a noun "Agent".

Nearby Words: agency, agential

Defendant noun - A person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused.

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Agent and defendant are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Agent" instead a noun "Defendant".

Nearby Words: defend, defender, defending

female	female agent	female defendant
certain	certain agent	certain defendant
single	single agent	single defendant
actual	actual agent	actual defendant
Other adjectives: black, main, young, sleazy, last.

In fact, that was the second surprise witness, after an Imperial agent defects with proof that the defendant is innocent but is shot before reaching the courthouse.

Source: Surprise Witness
An example is needed because these get complex: SVU has a young White Supremacist take out the defendant and judge in open court before being shot by his long-time co-whatever, actually an undercover federal agent.

Source: Code Silver
A British agent observing the subsequent trial not only cedes authority to Ben Stone, he offers to have a character witness from the UK fly to New York on the next Concorde to rebut the defendant's testimony.

Source: Jurisdiction Friction

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