giảm đẳng

Một thẩm phán quyết định giảm đẳng cho bị cáo.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To reduce a penalty by one degree: A legal and judicial term meaning to lower a criminal sentence or punishment to a less severe level according to a defined hierarchical scale of offenses.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Tòa án có thể quyết định giảm đẳng cho bị cáo vì có tình tiết giảm nhẹ. (The court may decide to reduce the penalty by one degree for the defendant due to mitigating circumstances.)
  • Luật quy định một số trường hợp được xem xét để giảm đẳng. (The law stipulates certain cases to be considered for a reduction in penalty grade.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is primarily used in formal, legal, and judicial contexts. It is not used in everyday conversation.

Variants and Related Words

• Giảm án (v): to reduce a sentence (a more general term for sentence reduction).
• Giảm nhẹ tội (v): to mitigate a crime/offense.
• Hình phạt (n): penalty, punishment.
• Khung hình phạt (n): sentencing framework.

Synonyms

• To mitigate a sentence: To make a punishment less severe.
• To downgrade a penalty: To lower the grade or level of a punishment.

Related Legal Concepts

• Tình tiết giảm nhẹ: Mitigating circumstances.
• Tăng đẳng: To increase a penalty by one degree (the opposite action).