defendant

英 [dɪˈfendənt]

美 [dɪˈfendənt]

n. 被告人; 被告

复数：defendants　

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

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

noun

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

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。
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 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。
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 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。
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 packed the jury.
被告笼络了陪审员。
With the defendant and his family, were you not?
被告和他的家人，对吗？
Because he's both a defendant and an attorney.
因为他同时是被告和律师。
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。