cải tội danh
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Definition
- Verb (Legal Term):
- To commute: To officially change a criminal sentence, typically to a less severe one. This legal action involves altering the punishment after a conviction, often reducing a sentence's length or severity while the conviction itself remains.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Tòa án có thể cải tội danh từ án tử hình xuống án chung thân. (The court may commute the sentence from the death penalty to life imprisonment.)
- Đơn xin cải tội danh của bị cáo đã được xem xét. (The defendant's petition to commute the sentence has been reviewed.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is used almost exclusively in formal legal and judicial contexts. The focus is on the reduction of the , not on overturning the guilty verdict or the underlying charge.
Variants and Related Words
- Ân xá (v): to pardon; to grant a formal release from the punishment and guilt of a crime.
- Giảm án (v): to reduce a sentence; a more general term for sentence reduction.
- Tha tù (v): to release from prison; can be part of a commutation.
Synonyms
- Commute: The direct and most accurate synonym in a legal context.
- Reduce (a sentence): A more general synonym describing the outcome.
Related Legal Concepts
- Commutation of sentence: The formal legal process. A commuted sentence must still be served, but under less severe conditions than originally imposed.
- (luật) Commute