#defendant__suspect  a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused
  exclusion:  plaintiff
  supertype:  litigant__litigator  (law) a party to a lawsuit
  subtype:  accused  a defendant in a criminal proceeding
  subtype:  codefendant__co-defendant  a defendant who has been joined together with one or more other defendants in a single action
     subtype:  corespondent__co-respondent  the codefendant charged with adultery with the estranged spouse in a divorce proceeding
     subtype:  respondent  the codefendant (especially in a divorce proceeding) who is accused of adultery with the corespondent

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