defendant

英 [dɪˈfendənt]

美 [dɪˈfendənt]

n.  被告人; 被告

复数：defendants　

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Collins.2 / BNC.1875 / COCA.3356

牛津词典

noun

• 被告人；被告
  the person in a trial who is accused of committing a crime, or who is being sued by another person

柯林斯词典

• 被告
  Adefendantis a person who has been accused of breaking the law and is being tried in court.

英英释义

noun

• a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law
  Synonym:suspect

双语例句

• The government will not seek to disrupt the legitimate business activities of the defendant.
  政府无意干扰被告的合法经营活动。
• He took an oath that he had seen the defendant leaving the scene of crime.
  他赌咒曾看到过被告从犯罪现场离开。
• The prosecutor accused the defendant of fraud.
  原告控告被告犯有欺诈罪。
• They may be hoping to invert the presumption that a defendant is innocent until proved guilty.
  他们可能有望颠覆“被告在证实有罪之前是无辜的”这一假设。
• The chief judge has announced the debate closed, the defendant has the right to make a final statement.
  审判长宣布辩论终结后，被告人有最后陈述的权利。
• The rules of court dictate that a defendant is entitled to all evidence which may help his case.
  法庭规定被告可以出示任何对其辩护有帮助的证据。
• The defendant asked for 21 similar offences to be taken into account
  被告要求考虑到类似的21起违法行为的情况。
• I bring this up, your honor, because I think it is important to understand the background of the defendant.
  法官大人，我之所以提及此事，是因为我觉得了解被告的背景十分重要。
• With the defendant and his family, were you not?
  被告和他的家人，对吗？
• The defendant made an opposing claim against the plaintiff by saying that the latter had accused him falsely.
  被告反诉原告诬陷。