phiên toà
Definition
- Noun:
- A court session or hearing: A specific, scheduled period during which a court is in operation to conduct legal proceedings, hear evidence, and make judicial decisions.
- A trial session: One of the distinct sittings or meetings that constitute a trial, which may be held over multiple separate sessions.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Phiên toà sẽ được mở lại vào tuần tới. (The court session will be reopened next week.)
- Phiên toà xử vụ án đó kéo dài ba ngày. (The trial session for that case lasted three days.)
- Báo chí có mặt đông đảo tại phiên toà sáng nay. (The press was present in large numbers at this morning's court hearing.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is often used in formal and legal contexts to refer to a discrete unit of court activity. It implies an official, convened proceeding.
Variants and Related Words
Phiên toà phúc thẩm (n): appellate court session.
- Phiên toà phúc thẩm đã bác kháng cáo của bị cáo. (The appellate court session rejected the defendant's appeal.)
Phiên toà sơ thẩm (n): court of first instance session.
- Vụ án đã được đưa ra xét xử tại phiên toà sơ thẩm. (The case was brought to trial at the court of first instance session.)
Synonyms
- Court session: A meeting of a court.
- Hearing: A proceeding before a court.
- Trial sitting: One of the meetings in a trial.
Related Idioms
Mở phiên toà: to open a court session.
- Chánh án tuyên bố mở phiên toà. (The chief judge declared the court session open.)
Bế mạc phiên toà: to adjourn or close a court session.
- Sau lời tuyên án, phiên toà được bế mạc. (After the sentencing, the court session was adjourned.)