#defendant

• Driven — Having been set in motion, triggered, or coordinated by an external force, mechanism, or motor; also, in a legal sense, it designates a person summoned to court in a lawsuit. This versatile term reflects either the state of an energetically activated technical system or the status of a legal entity against which a civil or commercial action has been initiated.
• Under investigation — Subject to a criminal, administrative, or journalistic investigation; a physical or legal person undergoing official investigations or hearings by law enforcement agencies or an investigative committee to establish the degree of guilt or involvement in an unlawful act.
• Self-accused — Having blamed oneself, attributing the commission of a criminal offense, a misconduct, or a moral fault to one's own person; a person who has given testimony or signed a statement voluntarily incriminating themselves before an authority.
• Self-defended — Having defended oneself or through one's own efforts, physically or legally; said of an accused person who argued their cause in court without the assistance of a lawyer or of a person who successfully protected themselves against an aggression.