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

• 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 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。
• 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 judge rejected a bribe from the defendant's family.
  法官拒收被告家属的贿赂。
• The jury found the defendant innocent.
  陪审团判定被告是无辜的。
• 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。
• The court decided against the defendant.
  法院判决被告败诉。
• 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。
• On hearing the verdict, the defendant collapsed.
  被告一听到判决，浑身都瘫软了。
• 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。