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defendants

/dɪˈfɛnd.ənts/ Canada
/dəˈfɛnd.ənts/ Canada

noun

plural plural of defendant

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: accused, suspect, accusing, acknowledgements, advocates, authors, charges, convicts, culprits, defence, defenders, detainees, fugitives, indicted, indictees, individuals

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@misc{defendants_2026,
  title = {defendants},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/defendants},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}