De beklaagde
Example: De beklaagde verscheen gisteren voor de rechtbank in Amsterdam.
Definition
"De beklaagde" refers to the defendant in a legal case, the person who is formally accused of a crime or wrongdoing and appears in court to respond to the charges against them. For example, "de beklaagde" appeared yesterday before the court in Amsterdam.
Etymology
The term "de beklaagde" comes from Dutch, where 'beklagen' means 'to complain' or 'to accuse.' The suffix '-de' turns the verb into a noun indicating the person who is being accused or complained about in a legal context. Did you know? The word highlights the role of the person as one who is subject to complaints or allegations in court.
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"De beklaagde" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - Law - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 125 commonly used words.
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