the person in a trial who is accused of committing a crime, or who is being sued by another person被告人；被告Extra Examples- Several witnesses gave evidence for the defendant.几位证人提供了有利于被告的证词。
- The defendant was charged with disturbing the peace.被告被控扰乱治安。
- The jury found the defendant guilty on all counts.陪审团裁定被告所有罪名成立。
- The defendant was convicted of murder.被告被判犯有谋杀罪。
- The defendant was sentenced to three years in prison.被告被判入狱 3 年。
- a defendant being sued by an insurance company被一家保险公司起诉的被告
- a defendant in bankruptcy proceedings破产诉讼案的被告
- the plaintiff's claim against the defendant原告向被告索赔
Collocations Criminal justiceCriminal justice刑事审判Breaking the law犯法- break/violate/obey/uphold the law违反／违背／遵守／维护法律
- be investigated/arrested/tried for a crime/a robbery/fraud因犯罪／抢劫／诈骗而被调查／逮捕／审判
- be arrested/ (especially North American English) indicted/convicted on charges of rape/fraud/(especially US English) felony charges因被控犯强奸罪／诈骗罪／重型罪遭逮捕／起诉／定罪
- be arrested on suspicion of arson/robbery/shoplifting因涉嫌纵火／抢劫／在商店行窃而被逮捕
- be accused of/be charged with murder/(especially North American English) homicide/four counts of fraud被指控犯有谋杀罪／杀人罪／四项诈骗罪
- face two charges of indecent assault面临两项猥亵罪的指控
- admit your guilt/liability/responsibility (for something)承认（对某事的）罪责／责任
- deny the allegations/claims/charges否认指控
- confess to a crime坦白罪行
- grant/be refused/be released on/skip/jump bail准许／不准保释；交保释金获释；弃保潜逃
The legal process法律程序- stand/await/bring somebody to/come to/be on trial受审；候审；把某人送交法院审判；开庭审理；受到审判
- take somebody to/come to/settle something out of court把某人告上法庭；被法庭受理；庭外和解某事
- face/avoid/escape prosecution面临／免于／逃脱起诉
- seek/retain/have the right to/be denied access to legal counsel寻求／聘请／有权聘用／无权聘用律师
- hold/conduct/attend/adjourn a hearing/trial开庭；出庭；休庭
- sit on/influence/persuade/convince the jury担任／影响／说服陪审团
- sit/stand/appear/be put/place somebody in the dock坐在／站在／出现在／被送上／将某人送上被告席
- plead guilty/not guilty to a crime认罪；不认罪
- be called to/enter (British English) the witness box被召唤进入／进入证人席
- take/put somebody on the stand/(North American English) the witness stand出庭作证；让某人出庭作证
- call/subpoena/question/cross-examine a witness传唤／以传票传唤／讯问／盘问证人
- give/hear the evidence against/on behalf of somebody提供／听取对某人不利／有利的证据
- raise/withdraw/overrule an objection提出／撤销／否决异议
- reach a unanimous/majority verdict作出一致的／多数人赞同的裁决
- return/deliver/record a verdict of not guilty/unlawful killing/accidental death作出／宣布无罪／非法杀人／意外死亡的裁决
- convict/acquit the defendant of the crime宣判被告有罪／无罪
- secure a conviction/your acquittal获得有罪／无罪判决
- lodge/file an appeal提出上诉
- appeal (against)/challenge/uphold/overturn a conviction/verdict对判决／裁决提出上诉／质疑；维持／撤销判决／裁决
Sentencing and punishment判刑与惩罚- pass sentence on somebody宣布对某人的判决
- carry/face/serve a seven-year/life sentence会被判处／面临／服七年徒刑／无期徒刑
- receive/be given the death penalty被判死刑
- be sentenced to ten years (in prison/jail)被判十年（监禁）
- carry/impose/pay a fine (of $3 000)/a penalty (of 14 years imprisonment)会被判处／处以／缴纳（3 000 美元的）罚金／（14 年的）监禁
- be imprisoned/jailed for drug possession/fraud/murder因持有毒品罪／诈骗罪／谋杀罪被监禁
- do/serve time/ten years服刑；服十年徒刑
- be sent to/put somebody in/be released from jail/prison被送进监狱；把某人送进监狱；被释放出狱
- be/put somebody/spend X years on death row在／把某人关在死囚牢房；在死囚牢房度过…年
- be granted/be denied/break (your) parole获准假释；假释遭拒；违反假释规定
compare accused, plaintiffTopics Law and justicec1Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjectiveverb + defendantdefendant + verb- plead guilt
- plead not guilty
preposition- against the defendant
- for the defendant
- defendant in
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See full entry Word OriginMiddle English (as an adjective in the sense ‘defending’): from Old French, ‘warding off’, present participle of defendre, from Latin defendere, from de- ‘off’ + -fendere ‘to strike’.