How to pronounce defendant in British English
“defendant” pronunciation by British speakers
Listen to defendant the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“defendant” in real sentences — British speakers
29 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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can acquit a defendant such as a climate protector when it is equitable to do so,
The Scottish Parliament
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It contrasted the good luck of the defendant, Lord Melbourne, in 1836, with the unfortunate condition
UK Parliament
Words that sound like “defendant”
Words one sound away from defendant — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “defendant”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of defendant. Conversation gives you the stress, the vowel reduction and the speed that people actually use — and they differ between accents. YouTongue plays the surrounding sentence, so you hear the word in the rhythm it belongs to.