defendant

/dษชหˆfษ›nd.ษ™nt/

IPA: /D IH0 F EH1 N D AH0 N T/

adjective
  1. 1

    Serving, or suitable, for defense; defensive, defending.

noun
  1. 1

    In civil proceedings, the party responding to the complaint; one who is sued and called upon to make satisfaction for a wrong complained of by another.

  2. 2

    In criminal proceedings, the accused.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/defendant