What is Defendant?
{{nosources|date=April 2009}} A '''defendant''' is the person or group of people being taken to the [[court]] due to a [[lawsuit]] filed by a [[plaintiff]], or claimant. A defendant may also be called a '''respondent''', if a [[petition]] is used against them to make them come to court, or if the lawsuit is filed against him or her in [[Scotland]]. [[Category:Law]] [[Category:Legal terms]] [[Category:Criminal justice]]