defendant
defendant n. 被告人 在民事诉讼中被起诉的或在刑事诉讼中受到犯罪指控的人。 (→respondent; joint defendants; nominal defendant)
DEFENDANT
被告
被告 英语：defendant 法语：défendeur, accusé, intimé 德语：Beklagter 意大利语：convenuto, accusato 西班牙语：parte demandada, demandado
defendant
defendant (di-fen-d[schwa]nt). A person sued in a civil proceeding or accused in a criminal proceeding. — Abbr. D. Cf. PLAINTIFF. John Doe defendant. An anonymous defendant labeled “John Doe” because the plaintiff does not, at the time of filing suit, know the person’s name. • John Doe defendants are common in several situations, such as