Like many defendants in court (4)

I believe the answer is:

sued

(Other definitions for sued that I've seen before include "Prosecuted" , "Took legal action against" , "Started legal proceedings against (someone)" , "Brought an action against" , "taken to court" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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