phản tọa

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Counter-accusation / Retaliatory accusation: The act of accusing the original accuser in return, after one has been cleared of a false accusation. It implies turning the tables legally or morally on someone who made a baseless charge.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Sau khi được tòa tuyên trắng án, nạn nhân đã đưa ra một phản tọa. (After being acquitted by the court, the victim made a counter-accusation.)
  • Hành động phản tọa của bị cáo khiến vụ án trở nên phức tạp hơn. (The defendant's act of retaliatory accusation made the case more complicated.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in legal or formal contexts to describe a specific procedural or strategic move where the cleared party initiates a case against their false accuser.

Variants and Related Words

• Kiện ngược (v): to countersue; to file a reverse lawsuit.
  • Anh ta quyết định kiện ngược vì tội vu khống. (He decided to countersue for libel.)

Synonyms

• Countercharge: a charge made in opposition to another charge.
• Recrimination: an accusation in response to one from someone else.

Related Concepts

• Vu khống (n): slander; false accusation. This is often the subject of a .
  • Anh ấy bị bắt vì tội vu khống. (He was arrested for slander.)