kiểm sát

Thân thiện

Viện kiểm sát nhân dân tối cao thực hiện chức năng kiểm sát việc tuân theo pháp luật.

Definition

1. Verb:

   • To supervise and inspect (legal/administrative compliance): The primary meaning of "kiểm sát" is to examine, oversee, and verify that activities, procedures, or documents adhere to established laws, regulations, or standards. It implies an official, often legal, review.
   • To prosecute (in a legal context): Within the judicial system, "kiểm sát" can refer to the function of a prosecutorial authority in supervising investigation, instituting legal proceedings, and ensuring the legality of judicial activities.

2. Noun (as part of an institutional name):

   • Procuratorate / Prosecutorial agency: Refers to the state organ responsible for the function of legal supervision and prosecution. It is most commonly seen in the official name "Viện kiểm sát".

Usage Examples

• Verb:

  • Cơ quan này có nhiệm vụ kiểm sát việc thực hiện pháp luật. (This agency has the duty to supervise the implementation of the law.)
  • Viện kiểm sát đang kiểm sát hoạt động điều tra. (The Procuratorate is supervising the investigation activities.)

• Noun:

  • Công tố viên làm việc tại Viện kiểm sát nhân dân. (The prosecutor works at the People's Procuratorate.)

Advanced Usage

• "kiểm sát viên": Procurator / Prosecutor. An officer of the Procuratorate who carries out the duties of prosecution and legal supervision.
  • Kiểm sát viên trình bày cáo trạng trước tòa. (The prosecutor presents the indictment before the court.)

Variants and Related Words

• Viện kiểm sát (n): Procuratorate, Public Prosecutor's Office. The official state agency.

  • Viện kiểm sát nhân dân tối cao (The Supreme People's Procuratorate).

• Công tố (n): Prosecution. This is a closely related term focusing on the act of bringing criminal charges.

  • Quyền công tố thuộc về Viện kiểm sát. (The right of prosecution belongs to the Procuratorate.)

Synonyms

• Supervise: to oversee and direct work or a process.
• Inspect: to look at something carefully to assess its condition or compliance.
• Prosecute: to institute legal proceedings against someone.

Related Terms and Functions

• Giám sát: While often translated as "monitor" or "supervise," "giám sát" is generally broader and can be used in non-legal contexts (e.g., public supervision). "Kiểm sát" is more specific to the legal and prosecutorial sphere.
• Thanh tra: To inspect or audit, often used for administrative or specialized inspections (e.g., tax inspection), but without the prosecutorial power inherent in "kiểm sát".

Học thuật

1. Investigate
   • Viện kiểm sát nhân dân
     The people's court of investigation