chứng duyệt
Definition
- Verb:
- To certify, to authenticate, to ratify (a document): The action of an official or competent authority (especially a court) confirming the legality, validity, or authenticity of a document, making it legally effective.
- To approve, to endorse (officially): To give formal or legal approval to something.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Tòa án đã chứng duyệt giấy tờ ấy. (The court has certified/ratified that document.)
- Văn bản này cần được cơ quan có thẩm quyền chứng duyệt. (This document needs to be authenticated by the competent authority.)
- Hợp đồng chỉ có hiệu lực sau khi được chứng duyệt. (The contract only takes effect after being ratified.)
Advanced Usage
- This is a formal, legal, and administrative term. It is not used in everyday conversation but in contexts involving courts, notaries, government procedures, or official paperwork.
- It implies a final, official step that confers legal validity.
Variants and Related Words
- Chứng nhận (v): To certify, to attest. (A broader term for certification, not always implying a court's legal ratification).
- Phê duyệt (v): To approve, to sanction. (Often used in administrative contexts for approving plans or budgets).
- Công chứng (v): To notarize. (The act of a notary public certifying a document).
- Phê chuẩn (v): To ratify, to approve formally (e.g., a treaty).
Synonyms
- Xác nhận (v): To confirm.
- Thừa nhận (v): To acknowledge, to recognize (legally).
- Chấp thuận (v): To consent to, to agree to (officially).
Related Phrases
- Giấy tờ được chứng duyệt: Certified/ratified papers.
- Thẩm quyền chứng duyệt: The authority to ratify/authenticate.