khai tố
Definitions
- Verb:
- To file a lawsuit, to initiate legal proceedings: The act of formally submitting a complaint or accusation to a court or competent authority to begin a legal case against someone.
- To prosecute, to bring a charge: The action taken by a prosecutor or plaintiff to formally accuse someone of a crime or wrongdoing in a court of law.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Công tố viên đã quyết định khai tố vụ án. (The prosecutor decided to prosecute the case.)
- Người bị hại có quyền khai tố kẻ lừa đảo ra tòa. (The victim has the right to file a lawsuit against the fraudster in court.)
- Sau khi điều tra, cơ quan chức năng sẽ khai tố nếu có đủ chứng cứ. (After the investigation, the authorities will initiate legal proceedings if there is sufficient evidence.)
Advanced Usage
"Khai tố hình sự": To initiate criminal prosecution.
- Viện kiểm sát đã ra quyết định khai tố hình sự bị can. (The procuracy issued a decision to initiate criminal prosecution against the accused.)
"Quyết định khai tố": Indictment decision; the formal document or ruling to commence prosecution.
- Tòa án nhận được quyết định khai tố từ Viện kiểm sát. (The court received the indictment decision from the procuracy.)
Variants and Related Words
- Khai (verb): To declare, to state, to open (e.g., - to declare, - to inaugurate).
- Tố (verb): To accuse, to sue (e.g., - to denounce, - litigation).
- Khai kiện (verb): A near-synonym meaning to file a suit or lodge a complaint.
- Truy tố (verb): To prosecute; often used interchangeably with but can imply the continuation of prosecution.
Synonyms
- Đệ đơn kiện: To file a lawsuit.
- Khởi tố: To indict, to initiate proceedings (often used in a very similar legal context).
- Tiến hành tố tụng: To conduct legal proceedings.
Related Phrases (Collocations)
Khai tố ra tòa: To prosecute/bring to court.
- Công ty bị khai tố ra tòa vì hành vi cạnh tranh không lành mạnh. (The company was prosecuted in court for unfair competition practices.)
Bị khai tố: To be prosecuted/charged.
- Anh ta bị khai tố về tội tham ô. (He was prosecuted for embezzlement.)
Notes on Meaning
- Legal Specificity: is a formal legal term used primarily in judicial and prosecutorial contexts. It marks the official start of a state's or plaintiff's legal action against a defendant.
- Difference from "Tố cáo": While means "to denounce" or "to report" (an act that can be done to authorities or the public), is the subsequent, formal legal act of filing charges based on such reports or investigations.
- Agency: The subject of is typically a legal authority (e.g., Viện kiểm sát - Procuracy) or a plaintiff represented by a lawyer.