被ひ告こく

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

defendant; the accused

Legal term for the party being sued or prosecuted in a court case. Often contrasted with 原告 (plaintiff).

〈人ひと〉を被ひ告こくとして起き訴そするto indict someone as the defendant
検けん察さつは彼かれを被告ひことして起き訴そした。
The prosecution indicted him as the defendant.
被ひ告こくに判はん決けつを下くだすto hand down a verdict to the defendant
裁さい判ばん官かんは被ひ告こくに有ゆう罪ざいの判はん決けつを下くだした。
The judge handed down a guilty verdict to the defendant.
被ひ告こくが出しゅっ廷ていするfor the defendant to appear in court
被ひ告こくは裁さい判ばんに出しゅっ廷ていしなかった。
The defendant did not appear in court for the trial.