They actually can be used in a court of law as a stage toward arriving at a verdict.

这些词在法庭上,指审判前的一个程序。

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In many ways, in replying to the jury's verdict in the request that he cease philosophizing, Socrates explains himself in the following terms.

多方看来，响应陪审团的裁决,要求他停止哲思时，苏格拉底以下列词汇自辩。

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