empty chair defense

empty-chair defense. A trial tactic in a multiparty case whereby one defendant attempts to put all the fault on a defendant who plea-bargained or settled before trial or on a person who was neither charged nor named as a party.

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资深译员Chris，毕业于一所培养高级翻译以及跨文化事务专家的精英大学，专注翻译各种与卫星及航天技术诉讼有关的法律文件。