Definition

Verb: * To withdraw (a complaint or lawsuit); to desist from (legal action): The act of formally retracting or abandoning a complaint, accusation, or legal case that one has filed. * To drop charges: To cease pursuing legal action against someone.

Usage

This verb is used in legal and formal contexts to indicate that someone who initiated a complaint or lawsuit decides to stop the proceedings. It often requires an object (what is being withdrawn).

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Nguyên đơn đã quyết định bãi nại vụ kiện. (The plaintiff decided to withdraw the lawsuit.)
  • Sau khi nhận được lời xin lỗi, bà ấy đồng ý bãi nại. (After receiving an apology, she agreed to drop the charges.)
  • Việc bãi nại phải được thực hiện bằng văn bản gửi đến toà án. (The act of withdrawing the complaint must be done in writing submitted to the court.)

Advanced Usage

• "Quyền bãi nại": The right to withdraw a complaint.
  • Người khiếu nại có quyền bãi nại trước khi cơ quan có thẩm quyền ra quyết định giải quyết. (The complainant has the right to withdraw the complaint before the competent authority issues a resolution decision.)

Variants and Related Words

• Bãi (verb): To cancel, to disband, to dissolve (e.g., - to abolish, - to strike).
• Khiếu nại (verb/noun): To complain; a complaint. ( is the act of withdrawing a ).
• Đơn kiện (noun): Lawsuit, petition. ( often refers to withdrawing an ).
• Rút đơn (verb): To withdraw a petition (a more general term, often used interchangeably with in legal contexts).

Synonyms

• Rút lại (khiếu nại/đơn kiện): To retract (a complaint/lawsuit).
• Huỷ bỏ (việc kiện tụng): To cancel (the litigation).
• Thôi không kiện nữa: To stop suing.

Related Phrases

• Đơn xin bãi nại: A written request to withdraw a complaint.
  • Luật sư đang soạn đơn xin bãi nại cho thân chủ. (The lawyer is drafting a request to drop the charges for the client.)

verb

1. To desist from; to withdraw