The Defendent is "being accused", therefore defending one's self
The defendant in the defamation suit is the person being accused of making false and harmful statements about someone else.
The defendant. The one being accused of a crime.
A defendant is someone who is being brought up on charges (by the government - Criminal Law) or on a tort (by another citizen - Civil Law). They are being accused of acting, or doing something, in the wrong.
Accusing is the present participle of accuse, the act of claiming someone has done something.
being a chicken.
That would be the Defendant.
the defendant is the person who is found guilty or not guilty of the crime commited.
A victim is the person that the crime is committed to and the defendant is a person that is being sued or accused of something
If someone is accusing someone of being up on a high horse it means that they're accusing them of being proud or thinking they're better then everyone else. Thus if you're telling someone to get off their high horse you are telling them to stop being proud.
In a legal case, a defendant is the person being accused or sued, while a respondent is the person who responds to the allegations or claims made against them.
In a legal case, a respondent is the party who responds to a legal action or petition, while a defendant is the party who is being sued or accused in the case.
Being accused of a major crime means that you are being accused of doing something really bad, criminally. This can range from theft to assaulting someone.