chung thẩm
Definition
Adjective (Legal):
- Final: Describes a judicial instance or judgment from which there is no further ordinary appeal. It signifies the last stage in a legal process.
- Exercising final jurisdiction: Pertaining to a court that has the ultimate authority to decide a case, making a binding ruling.
Noun (Legal):
- Final instance / Court of last resort: Refers to the court itself which has the power of final adjudication.
Usage Examples
Adjective:
- Phiên tòa chung thẩm sẽ diễn ra vào tuần tới. (The final hearing will take place next week.)
- Đây là bản án chung thẩm, không thể kháng cáo thêm. (This is a final judgment, no further appeal is possible.)
Noun:
- Vụ án đã được đưa lên chung thẩm. (The case has been brought to the court of last resort.)
Advanced Usage
- "xét xử chung thẩm": to adjudicate with final authority; to try a case as a final instance.
- Tòa án nhân dân tối cao xét xử chung thẩm vụ án này. (The Supreme People's Court tried this case as the final instance.)
Variants and Related Words
Tòa chung thẩm (n): A court of final jurisdiction; a court of last resort.
- Tòa án tối cao thường đóng vai trò là tòa chung thẩm. (The supreme court often acts as the court of last resort.)
Phúc thẩm (adj/n): Appellate; relating to or being an intermediate court of appeal. This is the stage before chung thẩm.
- Sau khi thua ở tòa sơ thẩm, họ đã kháng cáo lên tòa phúc thẩm. (After losing in the court of first instance, they appealed to the appellate court.)
Synonyms
- Final (instance): Last in a series, conclusive.
- Definitive: Serving to provide a final solution.
- Last resort: The final authority or option.
Related Legal Terms
- Sơ thẩm: First instance; the initial trial court.
- Kháng cáo: To appeal (the act of seeking a review by a higher court).
- Án chung thẩm: Final judgment; a legally binding verdict from the highest reviewing court.
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To exercise final jurisdiction
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toà chung thẩma court exercising final jurisdiction, a court of last resort
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