辩方

辯方

biànfāng

noun

Meanings

1 (law) the defense
2 the defense side in court

Characters

to argue; to defend

Examples

辩方律师反对该证据。

Biànfāng lǜshī fǎnduì gāi zhèngjù.

The defense lawyer objected to that piece of evidence.

辩方传召证人出庭。

Biànfāng chuán zhào zhèngrén chūtíng.

The defense called witnesses to take the stand.

Tips

usage

Pairs with 控方 kòngfāng (the prosecution) in courtroom Chinese. The fuller term is 辩护方 biànhùfāng. Common in legal news, especially Hong Kong and Taiwan reporting where adversarial trial structure is more salient.

Stroke Order

辩 biàn

方 fāng