DEFENDANT
defendant (di-fen-d[schwa]nt). A person sued in a civil proceeding or accused in a criminal proceeding. ¡ª Abbr. D. Cf. PLAINTIFF.
John Doe defendant. An anonymous defendant labeled ¡°John Doe¡± because the plaintiff does not, at the time of filing suit, know the person’s name. ? John Doe defendants are common in several situations, such as police-brutality lawsuits in which the plaintiff does not know the names of the officers allegedly at fault. See JOHN DOE.
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