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

• 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。
• 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 prosecutor accused the defendant of fraud.
  原告控告被告犯有欺诈罪。
• The jury found the defendant innocent.
  陪审团判定被告是无辜的。
• With the defendant and his family, were you not?
  被告和他的家人，对吗？
• This defendant is charged with murder.
  这名被告被控犯有谋杀罪。
• It became clear, during the trial, that most of the charges against the defendant were trumped up.
  在审判中已搞清楚了，对被告的大部分指控是捏造的。
• The court decided the action in favour of the defendant.
  法庭判被告胜诉。
• The defendant packed the jury.
  被告笼络了陪审员。
• 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。