giảm án
Definition
Noun:
- Reduction of sentence: The act or result of a legal authority formally decreasing the severity or length of a criminal penalty that was previously imposed by a court.
Verb (to reduce a sentence):
- The action taken by a competent legal body (such as a court or a pardon board) to lessen a convicted person's punishment.
Usage Examples
Noun:
- Tòa án đã xem xét đơn xin giảm án. (The court considered the petition for a sentence reduction.)
- Giảm án là một quyết định quan trọng. (A sentence reduction is an important decision.)
Verb (concept):
- Hội đồng có thể quyết định giảm án cho phạm nhân. (The council may decide to reduce the inmate's sentence.)
Advanced Usage
- "Ân giảm án": A compound term meaning "amnesty and sentence reduction," often used in the context of special clemency or pardon programs.
- Đợt ân giảm án nhân dịp Quốc khánh. (The amnesty and sentence reduction period on National Day.)
Variants and Related Words
Giảm (v): to reduce, to decrease.
- giảm giá (to discount), giảm cân (to lose weight).
Án (n): sentence, verdict, criminal case.
- án tù (prison sentence), xử án (to try a case).
Synonyms
- Commutation: The official reduction of a judicial sentence to one less severe.
- Mitigation of penalty: The lessening of a punishment.
Related Legal Terms
- Ân xá (n): Amnesty; a general pardon for offenses, often resulting in release.
- Tha tù trước thời hạn (n): Early release/parole; release from prison before the full sentence is served, which is a related but distinct concept from sentence reduction.