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In this state a person defending the defendant is called the defense attorney.
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Lawsuit Demand letter?
A lawsuit demand letter is generally a letter from the injured person's lawyer to the defendant or the defendant's lawyer stating the amount of money the plaintiff is suing for.
Is defendant a collective noun?
No, the noun 'defending' is a gerund, the present participle of the verb to defend that functions as a noun in a sentence.Example: In soccer, defending is keeping track of the ball.A collective noun is a word used to group people or things taken together as one whole in a descriptive way, for example a team of players, a pride of lions, a bouquet of flowers, etc.
What is the cause of Sam Houston defending the Alamo?
He was not at the Alamo and opposed defending it
Who is the director of a film called My Block?
The film called My Block was written and directed by Joe Cornish. The film is from 2011 and is about a group of people in London defending themselves against an alien attack.
When was Defending the Throne of Evil created?
Defending the Throne of Evil was created on 2003-03-17.
What is the name of the person on trial in a court of law?
Which person? In most trials, there is a judge, a prosecutor or plaintiff's attorney, a plaintiff, a defendant, defendant's attorney, a court reporter and clerk, baliffs, witnesses, jurors, and observers.
What is the person being sued called?
The defendant. The one being accused of a crime.
What is the person filling a lawsuit called?
The person filing a lawsuit is the Plaintiff. The person they are suing is called the defendant.
What party defends against a complaint?
In civil law, the party who is served with the papers beginning the civil action, and is defending the lawsuit is called the "defendant"; the party who brings the lawsuit is called the "plaintiff". In the strictest sense, the person in a criminal 'lawsuit' not a civil proceeding, is called a "defendant". The party, in the criminal action, who brings the lawsuit, a criminal proceeding, is called the "State". The representative for the criminal action against the is a Prosecutor. Please see the discussion page for further notions about using the word "defendant" instead of the label "accused" in a criminal proceeding.
What is the difference between the defendant and the plaintiffin civil court matters?
The plaintiff is the person or organization that INITIATES a legal action, against another person, who is called the defendant.
What is a person called who is being tried for a crime?
That would be the Defendant.
Can you give example of a sentence using the word defendant?
Defendant:noun: a person, company or party who is being sued or accused in court; the defending party.Example sentences:The plaintiff gave damaging evidence against the defendant.The judge ordered the defendant to be held without bail.The defendant was eventually awarded 2.5 million dollars.
What is the person called when he or she is in court?
It all depends why the person is there. If the person is charging another then he is called the plaintiff If he is being charged, then he is called the defendant. For additional info, look at www.ForYourEyesOnlyAgency.com
What is the name of both sides in a criminal case?
That will depend on whether the case is a civil or criminal trial. In a civil court case the two sides are the defendant and the plaintiff. For a criminal court it will be the defendant (the accused) and the government entity bringing the charges, usually the State or Country.
Who is a defendant?
A defendant is a person who is being tried.
The person the case is against is called the?
The person a case is held against is the "Defendant". The person holding the case against them is known as the "Plaintiff".
Is the defendant being accused or accusing someone?
The Defendent is "being accused", therefore defending one's self
