Definition

Noun: * Assessor, Juror: A person who sits alongside a judge in a court of law to participate in hearing and deciding a case. In some judicial systems, this role involves representing the people's perspective or providing specialized knowledge, but with less authority than the presiding judge.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Phiên tòa có một thẩm phán và hai vị phụ thẩm. (The trial has one judge and two assessors.)
  • Các phụ thẩm đã thảo luận kỹ lưỡng trước khi đưa ra phán quyết. (The jurors discussed thoroughly before reaching a verdict.)

Advanced Usage

• Hội đồng xét xử gồm thẩm phán và phụ thẩm: The adjudicating panel consists of a judge and assessors.
  • Vụ án quan trọng được xét xử bởi một hội đồng gồm thẩm phán và phụ thẩm. (The important case was tried by a panel of a judge and assessors.)

Variants and Related Words

• Thẩm phán (n): Judge. The presiding legal official in a court with full judicial authority.
• Hội thẩm (n): Another term for juror or lay judge, often used interchangeably with "phụ thẩm" in certain legal contexts.
• Bồi thẩm đoàn (n): Jury. A group of jurors sworn to render a verdict in a trial.

Synonyms

• Hội thẩm: Juror, lay judge.
• Thẩm viên: Assessor (less common).

Notes on Meaning

• The primary and most common meaning of "phụ thẩm" is a lay judge or assessor who assists the professional judge. The translation "juror" is applicable, but it's important to distinguish it from the Anglo-American concept of a jury member ("bồi thẩm viên") who is part of a separate group deciding facts. In the Vietnamese context, "phụ thẩm" typically sits on the bench with the judge.

1. Assessor, juror