individual defendant

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meaningsofindividualanddefendant

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individual
adjective
uk
/ˌɪn.dɪˈvɪdʒ.u.əl/us
/ˌɪn.dəˈvɪdʒ.u.əl/
existing and considered separately from the other things or people in ...
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defendant
noun[C]
uk
/dɪˈfen.dənt/us
/dɪˈfen.dənt/
a person in a law case who is accused of having done ...
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(Definition ofindividualanddefendantfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It would have been wrong for the magistrates alone to decide that they would be the forum which would try anindividualdefendant.
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The purpose would be to influence future practice and not to place anindividualdefendantin jeopardy.
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The prosecution must prove that theindividualdefendantcommitted the basic taking without consent offence and also that an aggravating event occurred.
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It may well not be thought satisfactory that an unrepresented defendant's access to legal advice should depend upon the court recognising that theindividualdefendantneeds legal advice.
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Consider the case of theindividualdefendant.
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The arguments that are advanced against this amendment are that cross-examination by theindividualdefendant may prevent complaints coming forward from people who are truly victims.
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However, if the defendants are severally liable, plaintiff must satisfy the amount in controversy requirement against eachindividualdefendant.
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Two thousand seven hundred and eight cases were undertaken during 1948 against 4,563 individual defendants.
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Judicial officers can set a myriad of different conditions tailored to individual defendants.
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As a result, the case was remanded to the trial court for further proceedings against the individual defendants.
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Because of the potential lengthy sentences for the criminal convictions, the individual defendants were remanded into custody without bail pending any appeal.
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It is abundantly clear that plaintiffs sought to harass the individual defendants and destroy the church defendants through massive over-litigation and other highly questionable litigation tactics.
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Fixing certain punishments for all defendants convicted of the same offense would ignore specific harms committed by different defendants as well as certain characteristics of individual defendants.
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