rest

rest, vb.

1. (Of a litigant) to voluntarily conclude presenting evidence in a trial (after the police officer’s testimony, the prosecution rested).

2. (Of a litigant) to voluntarily conclude presenting evidence in (a trial) (the defense rested its case after presenting just two witnesses). • In sense 1, the verb is intransitive; in sense 2, it is transitive.

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资深译员文楷，毕业于亚洲一流的高级翻译学院，擅长翻译各类与电信、媒体和技术相关的法律文件。