Synonyms of defendant

defendant

noun

as in offender

a person who is being sued or accused of a crime in a court of law

The jury believed that the defendant was guilty.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• offender
• criminal
• accused
• suspect
• perpetrator
• culprit
• convict
• arrestee
• accomplice
• detainee
• fish
• principal
• misdemeanant
• lawbreaker
• malefactor
• crook
• wrongdoer
• trespasser
• perp
• miscreant
• outlaw
• desperado
• jailbird
• villain
• sinner
• transgressor
• gangster
• racketeer
• mobster
• thug
• hoodlum
• triggerman
• recidivist
• gun
• hooligan
• misfeasor
• gallows bird
• button man
• gunman
• misdoer
• gunsel
• hit man
• blackhander
• evildoer
• enforcer
• backslider
• repeater
• relapser

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lawman
• gangbuster

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of defendant

After the concert, the women, some of their friends, and a group including the two defendants went back to one of the women’s homes for a party. —Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 16 Dec. 2024

Lawyers for DeSantis and the other defendants in September filed motions to dismiss the case. —Jim Saunders, Orlando Sentinel, 16 Dec. 2024

Listen to this article Loading your audio article Two of New York City’s highest profile criminal defendants have one thing in common: Their lawyers are married. —Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 15 Dec. 2024

The indictment, spearheaded by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, accuses the defendants of engaging in a coordinated effort to overturn Trump's loss in the 2020 election. —Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024