被告

• 読み: ひこく
• ローマ字: hikoku
• 漢字の分解: 被 (hi) — to receive, to suffer; 告 (koku) — to tell, to accuse
• 発音: /çi.ko.kɯ/

意味

Defendant; the accused. The person against whom a legal action is brought.

A noun used in legal contexts for the person facing charges in court. In criminal cases, the full term is 被告人 (hikoku-nin), while in civil cases, 被告 alone is used. News reports often use 被告 after a person's name once they have been formally charged.

例文

1. 被告は無罪を主張した。
2. 被告の弁護士が反論を述べた。
3. 裁判で被告に質問が行われた。

使い方ガイド

場面: law, news, court

トーン: serious

起源と歴史

Composed of 被 (to receive, to suffer) and 告 (to tell, to accuse). Together they mean the person who has received an accusation.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal