被告人|ひこくにんhikokunin[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounaccused; defendant; prisoner at the bar
   被告人ひこくにんは容疑ようぎのうち２つについては無罪むざいとなった。↗

   The accused was acquitted on two of the charges.

• Synonym被告ひこくNeutralIn law, the defendant in a civil suit. News reports also use it loosely for criminal defendants, though the legal term for those is 「被告人」.
• Related刑事被告人けいじひこくにんWrittenThe full form, used mainly in legal documents. 「被告人」 already refers specifically to a criminal defendant, so the two largely overlap.
• Antonym告訴人こくそにんWrittenThe opposite side of the accusation: the complainant who brings a charge, standing against the 「被告人」. A written, formal term.

For a defendant in a criminal case, use 「被告人」, as in 「被告人質問」. Use 「被告」 for the defendant in a civil suit, and 「告訴人」 for the complainant who files the charge.

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1. 刑事けいじ訴訟そしょうで、犯罪はんざいの嫌疑けんぎが十分じゅうぶんにあるとして起訴きそされた人ひと。