defended

1. (law, not comparable) In which the defendant responds to the allegations made against them, typically by filing a defense or counterclaim in court.Examples: "If this simpler procedure were adopted in a defended case the cost would be about 29l. if counsel were employed, and about 27l. if no counsel or solicitor were employed."; "But only in less than 5% there was a court order in a defended case (Müller-Alten, 1984)."; "The Court of Appeal used the case to make a strong call for the removal of fault-based grounds, arguably at the expense of deciding in Mrs Owens' favour, and openly acknowledged that a lower threshold for behaviour is used in undefended cases scrutinised by a legal adviser at a divorce centre rather than a judge in a court in a defended case."not-comparable