công nghị
Definition
- Noun:
- Public judgment / Public trial: An archaic term referring to a formal, public legal proceeding or hearing where a judgment is rendered before the community or an assembly.
- Public deliberation / Assembly: Can refer to a public council or assembly convened for deliberation and decision-making on important matters.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Vụ án được đưa ra công nghị. (The case was brought to public judgment.)
- Hội đồng công nghị đã đưa ra phán quyết cuối cùng. (The public council delivered the final verdict.)
Advanced Usage
- This term is historical or literary in modern Vietnamese and is rarely used in contemporary everyday language. It primarily appears in texts discussing historical legal systems or classical literature.
Variants and Related Words
- Phiên tòa (n): court session, trial (modern equivalent).
- Phiên tòa được mở ra để xét xử bị cáo. (A court session was opened to try the defendant.)
- Hội đồng xét xử (n): judicial panel, tribunal.
- Hội đồng xét xử gồm ba thẩm phán. (The judicial panel consists of three judges.)
Synonyms
- Public tribunal: A court or forum held in public.
- Assembly: A group of people gathered for a specific purpose, often formal.
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