原告席 (yuán gào xí) — plaintiff's seat (in a courtroom); plaintiff's bench
Definition
The seat or bench reserved for the plaintiff (原告) in a Chinese courtroom. Pairs with 被告席 on the opposite side — together they mark the two parties in a trial.
noun
plaintiff's seat (in a courtroom)plaintiff's bench
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Examples
- 原告席。Qǐng yuán gào zuò dào yuán gào xí shàng.Please have the plaintiff sit at the plaintiff's bench.
- ，原告席。Fǎ guān xuān bù xiū tíng shí, yuán gào xí shàng de jiā shǔ kū le qǐ lái.When the judge announced a recess, the family members at the plaintiff's bench began to cry.
- 原告席。Shuāng fāng lǜ shī fēn bié zhàn zài yuán gào xí hé bèi gào xí qián.The lawyers from both sides stood before the plaintiff's bench and the defendant's bench respectively.
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