defendant

[US]/dɪˈfendənt/
[UK]/dɪˈfendənt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. mtu aliyepelekwa mahakamani kwa kosa la uhalifu au ukiukaji wa sheria.
Word Forms

Phrases & Collocations

legal defendant

mwendawazimu

court defendant

mwendawazimu wa mahakama

Example Sentences

The defendant is up for manslaughter.

Mshauri anafikishwa mahakamani kwa kosa la mauaji bila kushtumu.

indemnification of the Defendant

fidia kwa Mshauri

The court held that the defendant was at fault.

Mahakama ilibaini kuwa mshauri alikosa.

incontestable proof of the defendant's guilt.

ushahidi usio na pingamizi wa hatia ya mshauri.

incontrovertible proof of the defendant's innocence.

ushahidi usio na pingamizi wa usalama wa mshauri.

The defendant made default yesterday.

Mshauri hakuweza kuwasilisha hoja jana.

there are no facts which fix the defendant with liability.

hakuna ukweli wowote unaomweleza mshauri kwa uwezo.

a defendant who was incompetent to stand trial.

mshtakiwa ambaye hakuwa na uwezo wa kusubiri mahakamani.

the defendant was convicted of manslaughter.

Mshauri alihatimiwa kwa kosa la mauaji bila kushtumu.

the rights of defendants must be retained.

Haki za washtakiwa lazima zaitiliwe.

the defendants were guilty of trespass.

Washtakiwa walakuwa na hatia ya uvukiwaji.

The defendant had the jury in his pocket.

Mshauri alikuwa na juri mfukweni mwake.

a pleading by the plaintiff in reply to the defendant's rebutter.

pendekezo na bunge kwa jibu la mshauri.

As the law reads, the defendant is guilty.

Kama sheria inavyoonyesha, mshauri ana hatia.

The defendant's testimony brought others to confess.

Ushahidi wa mshauri uliwalete wengine kutambua.

The defendant was borne down by the weight of evidence.

Mshauri alikatishwa na uzito wa ushahidi.

The jury concluded that the defendant was innocent.

Jury ilakikisha kwamba mhusika ni mkomavu.

This defendant is charged with murder.

Mshauri huyu anashitakiwa kwa mauaji.

The jury convicted the defendant of manslaughter.

Juri lilimhatimu mshauri kwa kosa la mauaji bila kushtumu.

The defendant's composure finally began to crack.

Utafiti wa mshauri hatimaye ulianza kuvunjika.

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