chuyển hồi
Definition
- Adjective (Legal):
- Reversible: Capable of being reversed, annulled, or having its legal effect undone. This term is primarily used in legal contexts to describe judgments, decisions, or actions that are not final and can be changed or overturned.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Bản án này là chuyển hồi, có thể bị kháng cáo. (This sentence is reversible and can be appealed.)
- Quyết định của tòa sơ thẩm được coi là chuyển hồi. (The court of first instance's decision is considered reversible.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is highly specialized and is almost exclusively found in formal legal or administrative documents. It describes the provisional nature of a ruling before it becomes final and conclusive (i.e., or irreversible).
Variants and Related Words
- Chuyển bất hồi (adj): Irreversible, final, conclusive (in a legal sense).
- Phán quyết của tòa án tối cao là chuyển bất hồi. (The Supreme Court's ruling is irreversible.)
Synonyms
- Appealable: Subject to being challenged in a higher court.
- Revocable: Capable of being revoked or canceled.
- Provisional: Arranged for the present time, possibly to be changed later.
Notes on Usage
- "Chuyển hồi" is a formal, technical term. In everyday language, more common phrases like (changeable) or (reversible in a general sense) would be used instead.
- It is often contrasted with its antonym, "chuyển bất hồi" (irreversible/final), to distinguish between interim and final legal judgments.