柯林斯詞典defendant /d??f?nd?nt/ (defendants) 1. N-COUNT A defendant is a person who has been accused of breaking the law and is being tried in court. 被告 The defendant pleaded guilty and was fined $500. 被告認(rèn)罪,竝被罸款$500。 返回 defendant劍橋詞典a person in a law case who is accused of having done something illegal 被告,被告人 比較plaintiff 範(fàn)例 The jury concluded from the evidence that the defendant was innocent .The defendant is accused of a range of crimes, from theft to murder .The judge directed the defendant to remain silent .The defendant sat impassively in the dock while evidence was given against him.A jury should not interpret the silence of a defendant as a sign of guilt . 返回 defendant