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    3. 抗弁

    抗弁

    抗こう弁べん

    protest

    KMT9News #31+1Noun, Participle, Verb, IntransitivePolitics & LawKanji Vocab12 strokes

    抗辯

    こうべん

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    protest, refutation, pleading

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    彼かれは無む実じつを抗こう弁べんした。

    He pleaded his innocence.

    KMT7Politics & LawCore Concepts
    弁べん護ご士しは依い頼らい人にんの権けん利りを抗こう弁べんした。

    The lawyer pleaded for his client's rights.

    KMT9Politics & LawWork & Career
    政せい府ふの政せい策さくに対たいする国こく民みんの抗こう弁べんは無む視しできない。

    The public's refutation against the government's policy cannot be ignored.

    KMT9Politics & LawEmotions & Psychology
    彼かれは法ほう廷ていで自じ分ぶんの主しゅ張ちょうを抗こう弁べんする準じゅん備びをしていた。

    He was preparing to plead his case in court.

    KMT9Politics & LawWork & Career
    その国くには国こく際さい会かい議ぎで自じ国こくの立たち場ばを強つよく抗こう弁べんした。

    That country strongly defended its position at the international conference.

    KMT9Politics & Law

    Kanji that make up this word

    抗
    あらが.う…(1)
    confront・resist・defy・oppose
    弁
    かんむり・わきま.える・わ.ける・はなびら・あらそ.う…(3)
    valve・petal・braid・speech・dialect…(4)
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