今年1月6日,一群川普支持者衝進美國國會山莊 (Capitol Hill) 大肆破壞,近日一位暴亂份子(rioter) 因阻礙官方程序的罪行 (obstruct an official proceeding) 被判處8個月的刑期,成為超過530名被指控參與衝擊國會 (the storming of the Capitol) 的人當中,首位被判有期徒刑的人。 法官表示這場暴動是一件對民主的攻擊 (an assault on democracy),其他被告也被指控犯下重罪 (felony)。
☑️ defendant (n.) 被告
📖 the person in a trial who is accused of committing a crime, or who is being sued by another person
#️⃣ 單字來源與延伸:
defendant 從 defend (當作動詞,代表防禦,辯護)而來,也可以說 the accused,而原告則是 plaintiff,其中 plain 為拉丁字根有抱怨,怨懟的意思,其他相關單字有:律師 lawyer/attorney,地方檢察官District Attorney (DA),檢察官 prosecutor,法官 judge,以及陪審團 jury 。
🎙 延伸學習,與審判有關的搭配:
📝人 be arrested for 原因:被逮捕
📝人 be released on bail 交保獲釋
📝人 be on trial 受審
📝人 have the right to legal counsel 有權聘用律師
📝人 plead guilty/ not guilty 認罪/不認罪
📝人 be sentenced to 10 years (in prison/jail) 被判十年有期徒刑
📝The jury found the defendant guilty on all charges. 陪審團裁定被告所有罪名成立。
💬本集的必備例句
A man from Florida who waved a "Trump 2020" flag on the floor of the Senate chamber on January 6 was sentenced to eight months in prison — the first time a Capitol riot defendant was sentenced for a felony charge.
– CBS, 19 July, 2021 (佛羅里達州一名男子於 1 月 6 日在參議院大廳揮舞著「川普2020」旗幟,被判入獄八個月——這是首次國會暴動的被告因重罪被判刑。)
📈多讀一點點:
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/capitol-riot-sentencing-paul-allard-hodgkins-felony/
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