"codefendant" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 共同被告

Definition

共同被告是指在同一個案件中與其他人一起被控犯罪的個人，大家都是同一案件的被告。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

"共同被告"屬於正式法律術語，在法院、訴訟文件或相關新聞常見。

Examples

Both suspects stood trial as codefendants.

兩名嫌犯作為**共同被告**接受審判。

The judge asked each codefendant to speak.

法官請每位**共同被告**發言。

The lawyer represented two codefendants in the case.

律師在此案中代表了兩位**共同被告**。

After hours in court, one codefendant decided to take a plea deal.

經過好幾個小時的審判，其中一名**共同被告**決定認罪協商。

The testimonies of the codefendants didn’t match each other.

**共同被告**的證詞彼此不符。

He claims he barely knows his codefendant, despite being charged together.

他聲稱自己幾乎不認識那位**共同被告**，儘管他們一起被起訴。