被告

Chinese
 
by (marker for passive-voice sentences or clauses); quilt; blanket; to cover; to wear
 to tell; to inform; to say
simp. and trad.
(被告)		 被 告

Pronunciation

Noun

被告

  1. (law) defendant; the accused; respondent

Antonyms

Derived terms
  • 被告人

Verb

被告

  1. to be sued

Japanese
Kanji in this term
被 告
ひ
Grade: S		 こく
Grade: 4
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

被告 (hiragana ひこく, rōmaji hikoku)

  1. defendant, the accused

Derived terms
  • 被告側 (ひこくがわ) (hikokugawa): the defense
  • 被告席 (ひこくせき) (hikokuseki): the dock, the defendant's seat
  • 被告人 (ひこくにん) (hikokunin): accused, defendant, prisoner at the bar

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean
Hanja in this term
被告

Noun

被告 • (pigo) (hangeul 피고)

  1. Hanja form? of 피고 (“defendant, the accused”).
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