defendant
defendant 英 [dɪˈfendənt] 美 [dɪˈfɛndənt]
adj. 辩护的；为自己辩护的 n. 被告
名词复数:defendants
- In court, the person who gets sued or accused is called a defendant — they have to defend their innocence or reputation.
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- adj. 辩护的；为自己辩护的
- n. 被告
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1. The jury found the defendant innocent.
陪审团判定被告是无辜的。
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2. The testimony of witnesses vindicated the defendant.
证人们的证词证明了被告的无辜。
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3. The defendant appeared at the juvenile court yesterday.
这名被告昨天在少年法庭出庭受审。
- defendant (n.) c. 1400, in the legal sense, from French défendant, present participle of défendre (see defend). Earliest use in English was as a present-participle adjective meaning "defending" (c. 1300).
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