Polyglot Dictionary

demandado

/demanˈdaðo/

el noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain Legal Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
los demandados

Meaning

  1. defendant

    • El demandado negó los hechos.

      The defendant denied the facts.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

reo

demandado is the defendant in a civil lawsuit; reo specifically refers to a defendant or accused in a criminal case, or a convict.

Similar in other languages

German

Beklagter

Beklagter is the German word for the same thing — both mean "defendant."

Portuguese

réu

réu is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "defendant."

Practice

1 What does demandado mean?

2 Fill the gap: El ___ negó los hechos.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches demandado?

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