被告人

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Chinese

defendant; the accused; respondent man; person; people
simp. and trad.
(被告人)
被告

Pronunciation


Noun

被告人

  1. (law) defendant; the accused; respondent
    新加坡1969廢除陪審團制度因此所有刑事案件被告人法官審判 [MSC, trad.]
    新加坡1969废除陪审团制度因此所有刑事案件被告人法官审判 [MSC, simp.]
    Xīnjiāpō zài 1969 nián fèichú le péishěntuán zhìdù, yīncǐ suǒyǒu xíngshì ànjiàn de bèigàorén jūn yóu fǎguān shěnpàn.
    Singapore abolished its jury system in 1969, so all criminal defendants are tried before judges.

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
こく
Grade: 5
にん
Grade: 1
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
被吿人 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 被告(ひこく) (hikoku) + (にん) (nin).

Pronunciation

Noun

()(こく)(にん) (hikokuninひこくにん (fikokunin)?

  1. (law) defendant; the accused; respondent

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

被告人 (pigoin) (hangeul 피고인)

  1. hanja form? of 피고인 (defendant, the accused)