Definition of defendant

"defendant" in the noun sense

1. defendant, suspect

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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Quotations for defendant

A strenuous soul hates cheap success. It is the ardor of the assailant that makes the vigor of the defendant. [ Ralph Waldo Emerson ]

If judges would make their decisions just, they should behold neither plaintiff, defendant, nor pleader, but only the cause itself. [ Livingston ]

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defendant in Scrabble®

The word defendant is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 14

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters defendant:

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defendant in Words With Friends™

The word defendant is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 16

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters defendant:

DEFENDANT

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Words within the letters of defendant

2 letter words in defendant (7 words)

ad an at ef en fa ta

3 letter words in defendant (23 words)

add aft and ant ate dad dee den eat end eta fad fan fat fed fee fen net tad tan tea tee ten

4 letter words in defendant (24 words)

ante daft date dead deaf dean deed deet deft dene dent fade fate feat feed feet fend feta nand neat need teed teen tend

5 letter words in defendant (6 words)

dated defat eaten ended faded fated

6 letter words in defendant (12 words)

deaden deafen defeat defend denned dented enfant fanned fended neaten tanned tended

9 letter words in defendant (1 word)

defendant

defendant + 1 blank (1 word)

defendants

defendant + 2 blanks (2 words)

codefendant nondeflated

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Words containing the sequence defendant

Words that start with defendant (2 words)

defendant defendants

Words with defendant in them (2 words)

defendant codefendants

Words that end with defendant (4 words)

codefendant defendant nondefendant prodefendant

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Word Growth involving defendant

Shorter words in defendant

an ant

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en fen fend defend

Longer words containing defendant

codefendant codefendants

defendants codefendants

nondefendant

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