Definition: a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused
Similar words: litigant, litigator
Definition: (law) a party to a lawsuit; someone involved in litigation
Usage: plaintiffs and defendants are both litigants
Synonyms: suspect
Definition: someone who is under suspicion
Similar words: somebody, someone, soul, mortal, person, individual
Definition: a human being
Usage: there was too much for one person to do
Synonyms: distrust, suspect, mistrust
Definition: regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in
Similar words: disbelieve, discredit
Definition: reject as false; refuse to accept
Definition: imagine to be the case or true or probable
Usage: I suspect he is a fugitive; I surmised that the butler did it
Similar words: pretend, guess, hazard, venture
Definition: put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation
Usage: I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again; I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong
Synonyms: suspect
Definition: hold in suspicion; believe to be guilty
Usage: The U.S. suspected Bin Laden as the mastermind behind the terrorist attacks
Similar words: think, suppose, opine, reckon, imagine, guess
Definition: expect, believe, or suppose
Usage: I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novel; I thought to find her in a bad state; he didn't think to find her in the kitchen; I guess she is angry at me for standing her up
Synonyms: fishy, funny, shady, suspect, suspicious
Definition: not as expected
Usage: there was something fishy about the accident; up to some funny business; some definitely queer goings-on; a shady deal; her motives were suspect; suspicious behavior
Similar words: questionable
Definition: subject to question
Usage: questionable motives; a questionable reputation; a fire of questionable origin