Defendant, in a legal situation, the individual who must respond to an application before the courts to resolve a situation. On the other hand, a plaintiff is an individual who starts a legal action to resolve a legal situation involving his or her rights.
When he was studying architecture, he had to design a court room and it was necessary that he consider the needs of the judge, of the defendant who would be responding to questioning; as well as, of the plaintiff, who would be worried about his rights and be there with his lawyer.
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