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 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。
The defendant asked for a number of other offence to be taken into account.
被告要求考虑其他一些罪行。
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。
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 court decided the action in favour of the defendant.
法庭判被告胜诉。
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 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 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。
On hearing the verdict, the defendant collapsed.
被告一听到判决，浑身都瘫软了。
We find against the defendant and order him to pay costs in the sum of ￡ 100.
我们作出不利于被告的裁决，并让被告付100英镑的诉讼费。