innocent defendant
collocation in Englishmeaningsofinnocentanddefendant
These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withdefendant.
innocent
adjective
uk/ˈɪn.ə.sənt/us/ˈɪn.ə.sənt/
(of a person) not guilty of a ...
See more atinnocent
defendant
noun[C]
uk/dɪˈfen.dənt/us/dɪˈfen.dənt/
a person in a law case who is accused of having done ...
See more atdefendant
(Definition ofinnocentanddefendantfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofinnocent defendant
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Is it in the interests of aninnocentdefendantto do so?
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Some say that aninnocentdefendanthas nothing to fear from this approach.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It is as much in the interest of theinnocentdefendantas it is in the interest of society to bring fraudsters to book.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Is it suggested that the court can make an order for aninnocentdefendantto pay the prosecution's costs?
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Aninnocentdefendantcan do that as well as a guilty defendant on occasion and very often does.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Sometimes—very infrequently—it leads to worse cases of aninnocentdefendantbeing found guilty.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
If you are to appreciate the importance of legal aid, you need to look at the fear and bewilderment on the face of aninnocentdefendantfacing a criminal charge.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
What will happen to theinnocentdefendantwho will have to prove to the court that he is not lying about having lost or otherwise forgotten his key number?
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Theinnocentdefendantin such a case will ask how it can be right that the person making the allegation can have anonymity, whereas the defendant cannot.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
But this may operate against innocent defendants as well as against the successful prosecution of the guilty.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
They must inevitably increase to some degree the risk of innocent defendants being convicted of crimes which they did not commit.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It is therefore possible for the court to order the payment of all the innocent defendants' costs in such cases if it considers the amount reasonable.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
As long as we have plea bargaining, he maintains, innocent defendants should be free to use these pleas to enter advantageous plea bargains without lying.
From
Wikipedia
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Want to learn more?
Go to the definition ofinnocent
Go to the definition ofdefendant
See other collocations withdefendant