A party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant; accusers. 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. In criminal proceedings, the accused. Serving, or suitable, for defense...
Defendant Serving, or suitable, for defense; defensive, defending. Plaintiff The party that institutes a suit in a court. Defendant (legal) 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. ...
The defendant is the party who is being sued. In a civil trial, the plaintiff initiates a lawsuit in which claims are made against a defendant, and the defendant must answer the allegations against them. The Defendant's Answer The first step for the defendant in a civil case is to answer...
A.a body of laws and legal concepts which come down from old Roman laws established by Emperor JustinianB.the party sued in a civil lawsuit or the party charged with a crime in a criminal prosecution. In some types of cases (such as divorce) a defendant may be called a respondent.C.A...
The other party in a civil lawsuit is the defendant or respondent (the one who responds to the suit). The defendant is the person being sued or the person against whom the complaint is filed. Learn more about how a plaintiff files a lawsuit and their role in a civil court case. Not...
The tort of defamation offers a person means to clear his name, where the defendant has made a statement attacking the plaintiff's reputation. In this way defamation seeks to balance the apparent irreconcilable issues of protecting one's... AH Yaakob,MAS Mohamed,AAA Mohamed 被引量: 0发表: ...
It is likely that Brown sued USFIC because it was a codefendant in Hiett. Whether he had a good faith belief that discovery would turn up facts showing USFIC's liability is uncertain. Obviously Brown never found such facts. He failed totally to respond to the summary judgment motion; he ...
22 But even if you take those cases -- you know, 23 I assume that, in every case where we don't know a 24 large-capacity magazine wasn't used, plaintiffs -- 25 defendant's expert, Christopher Koper, shows that there 19 1 was -- there is an association of -- oh, it's...
the claim does not accrue until "the plaintiff becomes aware that [s]he is suffering from a wrong for which damages may be recovered in a civil action." Singleton, 632 F.2d at 192. The district court therefore should have considered specifically as to each defendant at what point Mrs. Ea...
“clear and convincing evidence” standard contrasts with the standard underMcDonnell-Douglas, which merely requires the defendant to articulate legitimate reasons for the termination. Because the trial court applied the wrong framework to the Labor Code claim, the Court reversed and remanded as ...