Chinese word

判决

Pronunciation

Pinyinpàn jué

Meaning

  • nounverdict

Example

陪审团的判决引起了很大争议。péi shěn tuán de pàn jué yín qǐ le hěn dà zhēng yì

The jury's verdict caused a lot of controversy.

Illustration for 判决 (verdict)

More examples

上级法院维持了下级法院的判决。shàng jí fǎ yuàn wéi chí le xià jí fǎ yuàn de pàn jué

The higher court upheld the lower court's verdict.

Core concept

A court's legally binding conclusion about the facts and law of a civil or criminal case.

Common phrases

  • 作出判决zuò chū pàn jué

    deliver a verdict

  • 维持判决wéi chí pàn jué

    uphold a verdict

  • 撤销判决chè xiāo pàn jué

    overturn a verdict

Similar words

裁决cái jué: An official ruling that sets the rights or duties of parties in a dispute or case.
判定pàn dìng: A determination that establishes a result or quality from facts or evidence.
决定jué dìng: A decision that chooses and sets an action or policy.
判决书pàn jué shū: The official written document that records the contents of a court's judgment.

Definition in Chinese

对民事或刑事案件，经审理后由法院对事实与法律关系所作出的有法律效力的结论，生效后产生法律后果。duì mín shì huò xíng shì àn jiàn jīng shén lǐ hòu yóu fǎ yuàn duì shì shí yǔ fǎ lǜ guān xì suǒ zuò chū de yǒu fǎ lǜ xiào lì de jié lùn shēng xiào hòu chǎn shēng fǎ lǜ hòu guǒ

Word origin

判决 (pànjué, "verdict") combines 判 (pàn, "judge") with 决 (jué, "decide"), forming a word for a court's settled decision after examining a case.

Usage tips

  • Because this noun names an official case outcome rather than an everyday choice, using it for a normal personal decision makes the situation sound like a legal proceeding.

Other meanings

  • ruleverb
  • rulingnoun

Related words

  • 判决书pàn jué shūwritten judgmentnoun
  • 判决结果pàn jué jié guǒverdict outcomenoun

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