defendant

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Recent Examples of defendant If passed by the New York Legislature, Hochul’s sweeping proposal would, among other changes, hand discretion back to prosecutors from judges regarding what — and when — information defendants are entitled to while a criminal case makes its way to trial. Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 2 Mar. 2025 The complaint names more than two dozen defendants, including Combs’ mother Janice, Universal Music, MTV, and several other Bad Boy officials. Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 28 Feb. 2025 Bonds in the hundreds of millions of dollars are sometimes seen with high profile or wealthy defendants. Gina Kaufman, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2025 However, two other defendants, Ezequiel David Pereyra, a former hotel employee, and Braian Paiz, a waiter who served Payne at a restaurant, remain in custody. Billboard Staff, Billboard, 21 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for defendant

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“Defendant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defendant. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.

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