被告 (ひこく, hikoku) Japanese meaning: defendant | Kotomora罪
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The defendant pleaded not guilty.
The judge asked the defendant a question.
Usage patterns
〈人〉を被告として起訴するto indict someone as the defendant
The prosecution indicted him as the defendant.
被告に判決を下すto hand down a verdict to the defendant
The judge handed down a guilty verdict to the defendant.
被告が出廷するfor the defendant to appear in court
The defendant did not appear in court for the trial.
plaintiff versus defendant
