- co|de|fend|ant
- co|de|fend|ant «KOH dih FEHN duhnt», noun.a joint defendant.
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de|fend|ant — «dih FEHN duhnt», noun, adjective. –n. a person accused or sued in a law court: »This defendant is charged with theft. –adj. 1. defending; being a defendant. 2. Obsolete. defensive. Usage See accused for usage note. (Cf. ↑accused) … Useful english dictionary
fend — de·fend; de·fend·able; de·fend·er; fend·er; fend·ered; fend·er·ing; for·fend; of·fend; of·fend·ed·ly; of·fend·er; de·fend·ant; fend; un·de·fend·able·ness; un·of·fend·ed·ly; … English syllables
ant — abrad·ant; ador·ant; adul·ter·ant; ano·rex·i·ant; ant·ac·id; ant·werp; ap·pend·ant; as·cend·ant; as·sail·ant; as·sist·ant; at·tend·ant; beau·sé·ant; cau·ter·ant; cha·toy·ant; clair·voy·ant; com·bat·ant; com·plain·ant; con·tin·u·ant; de·fend·ant;… … English syllables
fend — [v] defend bulwark, cover, dodge, guard, oppose, parry, protect, repel, resist, safeguard, screen, secure, shield; concept 96 Ant. surrender, yield … New thesaurus
fend for — [v] take care of eke out existence*, look after, make do, make provision for, provide for, stay alive*, subsist, support, survive, sustain; concept 100 Ant. ignore, neglect … New thesaurus
fend off — [v] keep at bay avert, avoid, beat off*, deflect, drive back*, hold at bay*, keep at a distance, keep at arm’s length*, keep off, parry, rebuff, rebuke, rebut, refuse, reject, repel, repulse, resist, snub, spurn, stave off, turn aside, ward off;… … New thesaurus
Sugar ant — Taxobox name = Sugar ant status = NE status system = iucn3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Hymenoptera familia = Formicidae genus = Camponotus species = C. consobrinus binomial = Camponotus consobrinus binomial… … Wikipedia
Defendant — De*fend ant (d[ e]*f[e^]nd ant), a. [F. d[ e]fendant, p. pr. of d[ e]fendre. See {Defend}.] 1. Serving, or suitable, for defense; defensive. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] With men of courage and with means defendant. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Making… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Codefendant — Co de*fend ant, n. A joint defendant. Blackstone. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Defendant — De*fend ant, n. 1. One who defends; a defender. [1913 Webster] The rampiers and ditches which the defendants had cast up. Spotswood. [1913 Webster] 2. (Law) A person required to make answer in an action or suit; opposed to plaintiff. Abbott.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
