defendants
- plural of defendant.
Example Sentences
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Eddins’ opinion is consequential on its own terms: It expands protections for criminal defendants by making it easier for them to overturn a conviction obtained through expert testimony that has since been “scientifically discredited.”
From Slate ● Jul. 17, 2026
On Wednesday the prosecution said the sentencing court should make its decision on the risk posed by the defendants "without regards to possibility that one day a defendant may be deported".
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
The author describes cases in which defendants would listen incredulously while Skalnik—whom they had never met before—swore in court that they had admitted their crimes to him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
While at Pinellas County Jail, he testified against or volunteered information on more than two dozen defendants in exchange for lenience from prosecutors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Here the in-custody defendants sit in the jury box waiting for their cases to be called.
From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater
