appear in court; attend hearing
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to appear in court; to attend a court hearing (as a party, witness, attorney, etc.)
formalFormal legal terminology used when any participant in litigation (plaintiff, defendant, witness, or lawyer) physically appears in court for proceedings.
Bèi被
gào告
míng明
tiān天
bì必
xū须
chū出
tíng庭
yìng应
sù诉
。
The defendant must appear in court tomorrow to respond to the lawsuit.
Lǜ律
shī师
jiāng将
péi陪
tóng同
dāng当
shì事
rén人
yī一
qǐ起
chū出
tíng庭
。
The lawyer will accompany the client to appear in court.
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Zhèng证
rén人
chū出
tíng庭
zuò作
zhèng证
shì是
fǎ法
dìng定
yì义
wù务
。
It is a legal obligation for witnesses to appear in court and testify.
Tā他
yīn因
shēn身
tǐ体
bù不
shì适
ér而
wèi未
néng能
chū出
tíng庭
。
He was unable to appear in court due to illness.