Words similar to defendant

Example sentences for: defendant

How can you use “defendant” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

The entry in The Associated Press Style-book for innocent says: “Use innocent , rather than not guilty , in describing a defendant's plea or a jury's verdict, to guard against the word not being dropped inadvertently.”
The defendant's attorneys argued that Lee, charged on 59 counts of mishandling secret documents, never acted with criminal intent.
According to the Associated Press stylebook, the manual for how reporters and editors should address varying concerns, one should "use innocent , rather than not guilty , in describing a defendant's plea or a jury verdict, to guard against the word not being dropped inadvertently."
The district attorney concluded that "the wealthiest murder defendant in the history of the United States" (sorry, O.J.) has been brought to justice.
About 40 percent of all criminal defendants are released on bail , a cash deposit that is forfeited to the court if the defendant fails to appear before the judge as promised.