#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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