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defendant's rights  

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  • A defendant is the person charged with a crime by a prosecutor or grand jury. Until the time of charging, which marks the beginning of adversarial proceedings, he or she is known as a suspect. [Source: The Social History of Crime and Punishment in America: An Encylopedia; Defendant's Rights]

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