Definition

1. Noun:

   • Appeal, appellate review: The legal process of re-examining a case that has already been decided by a lower court. It involves a higher court reviewing the procedures and judgment of the lower court to check for errors.
   • Appellate instance: Refers to the level or instance of the court system responsible for hearing appeals.

2. Adjective (often used attributively):

   • Appellate: Describes something related to or involved in the process of appeal. For example, an "appellate court" is a court that hears appeals.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • Bản án sơ thẩm đã bị kháng cáo và hiện đang chờ xét xử phúc thẩm. (The court of first instance's verdict was appealed and is now awaiting appellate review.)
  • Thẩm phán phúc thẩm đã ra phán quyết cuối cùng. (The appellate judge issued the final ruling.)

• Adjective:

  • Phiên tòa phúc thẩm sẽ diễn ra vào tuần tới. (The appellate hearing will take place next week.)
  • Đây là thẩm quyền của tòa án phúc thẩm. (This is within the jurisdiction of the appellate court.)

Advanced Usage

• "Tòa án phúc thẩm": This is a fixed legal term meaning "Court of Appeal" or "Appellate Court." It specifically names the court that conducts the review.

  • Tòa án nhân dân cấp cao là một tòa án phúc thẩm. (The High People's Court is a court of appeal.)

• "Xét xử phúc thẩm": Means "to hear an appeal" or "to conduct an appellate trial."

  • Vụ án sẽ được xét xử phúc thẩm tại Hà Nội. (The case will be heard on appeal in Hanoi.)

Variants and Related Words

• Phúc thẩm lại (Retrial on appeal): A less common term referring to a re-hearing or a new appellate trial, often in specific circumstances.
• Sơ thẩm (First instance/trial): The initial trial of a case, which can be followed by "phúc thẩm."
• Giám đốc thẩm (Cassation, Judicial review): A subsequent, extraordinary legal review process after the appellate stage, typically focusing on serious legal errors.

Synonyms

• Kháng cáo (Appeal): The act of appealing. While "kháng cáo" is the action (to appeal), "phúc thẩm" is the process or instance (appeal/appellate).
• Xét lại (Reconsideration, Review): A more general term for reviewing a decision.

Related Phrases (Legal Terminology)

• Bản án phúc thẩm (Appellate judgment/decision): The verdict or ruling issued by the appellate court.

  • Bản án phúc thẩm có hiệu lực thi hành ngay. (The appellate judgment is enforceable immediately.)

• Thủ tục phúc thẩm (Appellate procedure): The set of rules and steps governing the appeal process.

  • Thủ tục phúc thẩm được quy định chặt chẽ trong Bộ luật Tố tụng. (The appellate procedure is strictly regulated in the Procedural Code.)

Related Idioms

Note: "Phúc thẩm" is a formal legal term and is not commonly used in everyday idiomatic expressions. Its usage is almost exclusively within the legal domain.

1. Reconsider cases tried by lower court
   • Tòa phúc thẩm
     A court of appeal