Defendant
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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Synonyms for Defendant
Perpetrator and defendant are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Perpetrator" instead a noun "Defendant".
Perpetrator
Perpetrator noun - Someone who perpetrates wrongdoing.
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Synonyms for Perpetrator
Defendant and perpetrator are semantically related. You can use "Defendant" instead a noun "Perpetrator".
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Related pairs
- agent and defendant
- agent and perpetrator
- crook and defendant
- crook and perpetrator
- criminal and defendant
- criminal and perpetrator
- miscreant and defendant
- miscreant and perpetrator
- malefactor and defendant
- malefactor and perpetrator
- offender and defendant
- offender and perpetrator
- felon and defendant
- felon and perpetrator
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- If the perpetrator is not the defendant or the prosecution, expect them to be in the courtroom when this evidence is shown, and the bailiff and security will get them before they can make any motion to escape.
Source: Smoking Gun - Subverted in an episode of Family Matters, when video evidence convinces everybody on the jury except Steve Urkel, who figures out that it was edited to put the defendant's face on the real perpetrator's body.
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