DEFENDANT

The person defending or denying; the party against whom relief or recovery is sought in an action or suit. Jew• K ett Car Co. v. Kirk patrick Const. Co. (C. Q.) 107 Fed. 622; Brower v. Nellis, 6 Ind. App. 323, 33 N. El 672; Tyler v. State, 63 Vt. 300, 21 Atl. 611; Insurance Co. v. Alexandre (D. O.) 16 Fed. 281.. In common usage, this term i11 applied to the L party put upon his defense, or summoned to answer a charge or complaint 1n an;v species of action, civil or criminal, at iaw or Ill equity. Strictly, however, it does not apply to the per- ~on against whom a real action III brought, for in that proceedinr the technical usage is to call M [s. 349]