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单词 defendant
释义
defendant
noun[C]
lawspecialized
uk
/dɪˈfen.dənt/us
/dɪˈfen.dənt/
apersonin alawcasewho isaccusedof having done somethingillegal
被告，被告人
Compare
complainantspecialized
plaintiffspecialized
Examples
  • Thejuryconcludedfrom theevidencethat the defendant wasinnocent.
  • The defendant isaccusedof arangeofcrimes, fromthefttomurder.
  • Thejudgedirectedthe defendant toremainsilent.
  • The defendantsatimpassivelyin thedockwhileevidencewas given against him.
  • Ajuryshould notinterpretthesilenceof a defendant as asignofguilt.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
People appearing in court
  • amicus
  • appearance
  • appellant
  • co-defendant
  • defence
  • eyewitness
  • flight risk
  • Jane Doe
  • John Doe
  • respondent
  • suspect
  • the accused
  • undertrial
  • V, v
  • versus
  • witness
(Definition ofdefendantfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
Examples from literature
  • Defendant, what have you to say in your defense?
  • I suppose that it is for the jury to determine whether the defendant is guilty of a crime or not.
  • If the case has attracted much attention, the juror knows the prevailing ideas as to the guilt or innocence of the defendant.
  • Q. Were you present when defendant first offered his land for sale to the plaintiff?
  • You had quarreled with the defendant, with whom you had formerly been on friendly terms.

defendant| American Dictionary

defendant
noun[C]
law
us
/dɪˈfen·dənt/
apersonin acourtoflawwho isaccusedof having done somethingwrong:
Theprosecutormustprovebeyond areasonabledoubtthat the defendant isguilty.
(Definition ofdefendantfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

defendant| Business English

defendant
noun[C]
uk
/dɪˈfendənt/us
LAW
apersonorcompanyin alawcasethat isaccusedof having done somethingillegal, or ofharmingsomeoneelse:
Thefineis thelargesteverfor asingledefendant in acriminalantitrustcase,officialssaid.
(Definition ofdefendantfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdefendant

defendant
My claim is that judicial imposition of legal sanction at least expresses official disapproval of the defendant's conduct.
From theCambridge English Corpus
There thedefendantunquestionably chose to interfere in the victim's exclusive domain of choice, and so there is no doubt about his liability to punishment.
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After all, a juror at the outset has no basis for either affirming or denying the innocencem of thedefendant.
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If they adopted the conclusion-centered approach, they would find for thedefendant; if they took the premise-centered approach, then they would find against.
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But this is not guaranteed to happen just because thedefendantwas morally justified in the course on which he embarked.
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Since each premise commands majority support, thedefendantwould be found liable under this procedure.
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The case was settled recently as to all defendants just prior to the scheduled trial date.
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Thedefendanthealthcare professionals contended that the families greatly exaggerated both the severity of the patients' pain and the professional unresponsiveness to it.
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There, as we saw, the plaintiff's right to remedy in some sense derived from the right in whose violation the defendant's breach of duty consisted.
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Litigation was indeed very costly for both plaintiffs and defendants, and the above expenses were only the tip of the iceberg.
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The restitutionar y claim is made out if some of the plaintiff's loss corresponds to some of the defendant's gain.
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The important point is that the defendant's duty to the plaintiff persists after its breach.
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It is admitted that neither of our defendants has the same intention as that of the unconditional intender.
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Urging jurors to suppose that thedefendantis innocentm is neither necessary nor desirable.
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Note, however, the sense in which the judge's decision is responsive to the par ticipation of the (losing)defendantas well.
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Collocationswithdefendant

defendant

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convicted defendant
In the second stage, the stage at which theconvicteddefendantreceives the sentencing "discount" for committing an attempted and not a completed crime, there are no epistemological shortcomings left.
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criminal defendant
Of course thecriminaldefendantwhose liberty and reputation are at risk should have unhindered access to advice and representation.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
indigent defendant
This may be relatively easy, in the case of a dispute against an insured party, or extremely difficult, in the case of an uncooperative, transient, orindigentdefendant.
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Wikipedia
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