Definition

1. Noun:

   • Appellate case; case on appeal: A legal case that is being reviewed or re-examined by a higher court.
   • Appellate review; judicial review: The act or process of reviewing a court judgment or sentence by a superior court.

2. Verb (archaic/formal legal term):

   • To review a sentence/judgment; to hear an appeal: The action of a higher court re-examining the verdict or sentence of a lower court.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • Vụ kiện này đã trở thành một phúc án quan trọng. (This lawsuit has become an important appellate case.)
  • Tòa án cấp trên đang xem xét phúc án. (The higher court is considering the case on appeal.)

• Verb (archaic usage):

  • Tòa án có thẩm quyền sẽ phúc án bản án sơ thẩm. (The competent court will review the sentence from the court of first instance.)

Advanced Usage

• "Tòa phúc án": Appellate court; court of appeal.

  • Bị cáo đã kháng cáo lên Tòa phúc án. (The defendant appealed to the Appellate Court.)

• "Xét xử phúc án": To conduct an appellate trial; to hear an appeal.

  • Phiên tòa xét xử phúc án sẽ diễn ra vào tuần tới. (The appellate hearing will take place next week.)

Variants and Related Words

• Phúc thẩm (n, adj): Appellate; second instance. This is the more modern and commonly used legal term.
  • Bản án phúc thẩm là chung thẩm. (The appellate judgment is final.)
• Kháng cáo (v, n): To appeal; an appeal. This refers to the action of requesting a review.
  • Luật sư đã nộp đơn kháng cáo. (The lawyer filed an appeal.)

Synonyms

• Xét lại: To review, to re-examine (general term).
• Thẩm tra lại: To reinvestigate, to re-examine (often for facts or evidence).

Notes on Usage

• "Phúc án" is a formal legal term. In contemporary Vietnamese legal language, "phúc thẩm" is more frequently used.
• It is classified as an older term (từ cũ) and is primarily found in historical or very formal legal contexts.
• The word specifically refers to the review by a higher court, not the initial trial.

1. (luật, từ cũ) Review a sentence