await trial; pending trial
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to await judicial questioning or trial
formalSpecifically used in legal contexts, referring to both plaintiffs and defendants waiting for a court hearing or interrogation. It is a formal legal term.
Bèi被
gào告
mù目
qián前
zhèng正
zài在
jiā家
zhōng中
hòu候
shěn审
。
The defendant is currently at home awaiting trial.
Shuāng双
fāng方
dāng当
shì事
rén人
jūn均
xū需
àn按
shí时
chū出
tíng庭
hòu候
shěn审
。
Both parties must appear in court on time for the hearing.
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Zài在
hòu候
shěn审
qī期
jiān间
，
tā他
bèi被
jìn禁
zhǐ止
lí离
kāi开
běn本
shì市
。
During the pending trial, he was prohibited from leaving the city.