Definition

1. Verb:
   • To appeal (to a higher court): The act of formally requesting a higher court to review and change the decision of a lower court.
   • To lodge an appeal: The procedural action of submitting the request for a new trial or judgment.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Bị cáo có quyền kháng cáo bản án trong vòng 15 ngày. (The defendant has the right to appeal the verdict within 15 days.)
  • Luật sư của nguyên đơn khuyến nghị nên kháng cáo. (The plaintiff's lawyer recommended lodging an appeal.)
  • Tòa án cấp dưới đã tuyên án, và bên thua kiện quyết định kháng cáo. (The lower court pronounced the sentence, and the losing party decided to appeal.)

Advanced Usage

• "Có quyền kháng cáo": To have the right to appeal.

  • Theo pháp luật, mọi bị cáo đều có quyền kháng cáo. (According to the law, every defendant has the right to appeal.)

• "Đơn kháng cáo": Appeal petition (Note: This is a compound noun. The core verb is "kháng cáo").

  • Họ đã nộp đơn kháng cáo lên tòa án cấp trên. (They submitted an appeal petition to the higher court.)

Variants and Related Words

• Chống án (verb, synonym): An older or more colloquial term with the same meaning as "kháng cáo" (to appeal).
• Kháng nghị (verb): To protest (a decision), often used for actions by a prosecutor, not a party to the case.
• Phúc thẩm (noun): Appellate trial; the review process conducted by the higher court.

Synonyms

• Khiếu nại (verb): To complain, to petition (broader term, not exclusively legal).
• Xin xét lại (verb phrase): To request a reconsideration (general term).

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

Note: As a legal verb, "kháng cáo" is typically used independently and does not commonly form phrasal verbs. The action is often specified with prepositions. - Kháng cáo lên (tòa án cấp trên): To appeal to (a higher court). - Công ty kháng cáo lên Tòa án nhân dân cấp cao. (The company appealed to the High People's Court.)

Related Idioms

Note: "Kháng cáo" is a formal legal term and is not commonly used in idiomatic expressions.

1. (cũ) như chống án Appeal (to a higher court)