被告 (bèi gào) — defendant (in a lawsuit)

Definition

Examples

• 在被告被宣判前，律师为他做了最后辩护。
  Zài bèi gào bèi xuān pàn qián, lǜ shī wèi tā zuò le zuì hòu biàn hù.
  Before the defendant was sentenced, the lawyer made the final defense.
• 原告和被告在法庭上各执一词。
  Yuán gào hé bèi gào zài fǎ tíng shàng gè zhí yì cí.
  The plaintiff and the defendant each stuck to their own story in court.
• 法官宣布被告无罪释放。
  Fǎ guān xuān bù bèi gào wú zuì shì fàng.
  The judge announced the defendant was acquitted and released.