Terms Used In South Carolina Code 24-1-220

  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
All actions or suits at law accruing to the department shall be brought in the name of the director, who shall also appear for and defend actions or suits at law in which it is to the interest of the department to appear as a party defendant. No suit or action at law shall be brought for or defended on behalf of the department except by authority of the director.