Definition

1. Noun:
   • The defendant's seat / The dock: The specific chair or place in a courtroom where the accused person sits or stands during a trial.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Bị cáo bước vào và ngồi vào ghế bị cáo. (The defendant entered and sat in the dock.)
  • Luật sư yêu cầu bị cáo đứng dậy từ ghế bị cáo. (The lawyer asked the defendant to rise from the defendant's seat.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is used almost exclusively in a legal context to denote the physical and symbolic position of the accused.
• It carries a connotation of being under formal accusation and judgment by the court.

Variants and Related Words

• Bị cáo (n): the defendant, the accused.
• Bục bị cáo (n): the defendant's dock or stand (can be a more specific term for the enclosed area).

Synonyms

• The dock: (Commonwealth English) The enclosed space in a courtroom where a defendant is placed.
• Defendant's chair: A more literal translation.

Related Idioms

• : To be put on trial; to face charges in court.
  • Sau nhiều năm, ông ta cuối cùng cũng phải lên ghế bị cáo. (After many years, he finally had to face the dock.)