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 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。
• How long* you had been in the fair with the defendant?
  你和被告有外遇多久了？
• He overturned the conviction, saying the defendant was entrapped
  他声称被告是被诱骗的，从而推翻了有罪的判决。
• Both the plaintiff and the defendant have the right to appeal to the higher court.
  原告和被告都有权向上级法院上诉。
• The court decided the action in favour of the defendant.
  法庭判被告胜诉。
• The court decided against the defendant.
  法院判决被告败诉。
• 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。
• The defendant told the court that he had never seen the woman before.
  被告对法庭说他从未见过这位妇女。
• 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 defence pleaded insanity, but the defendant was found guilty and sentenced.
  辩护律师申辩称被告精神错乱，但最后被告还是被认定有罪并判刑。