term refers to a person who is tried by a court for a crime
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In a criminal trial, a defendant is a person accused (charged) of committing an offense (a crime; an act defined as punishable under criminal law). ... If more than one person is accused, the people may be referred as "co-defendant" or "co-conspirator" in British and Common-Law courts.
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