phục quyền
Definition
- Verb:
- To rehabilitate (in a legal or civil rights context): The primary meaning of "phục quyền" is the formal restoration of a person's rights, status, or legal capacity that had been previously lost or suspended, often due to bankruptcy or a criminal conviction.
- To reinstate rights: It specifically refers to the act of giving back civil or legal rights, such as the right to vote, to hold public office, or to manage one's property.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Tòa án có thể phục quyền cho công dân đó sau một thời gian nhất định. (The court can rehabilitate that citizen after a certain period.)
- Luật pháp quy định các điều kiện để phục quyền cho người vỡ nợ. (The law stipulates the conditions for rehabilitating a bankrupt person.)
Advanced Usage
- "phục quyền dân sự": to restore civil rights.
- Bản án đã tước nhiều quyền, và việc phục quyền dân sự là một quá trình phức tạp. (The sentence stripped many rights, and the restoration of civil rights is a complex process.)
Variants and Related Words
- Phục hồi (v): to restore, to recover (a more general term, not specifically for rights).
- Chương trình nhằm phục hồi các hệ sinh thái. (The program aims to restore ecosystems.)
Synonyms
- Rehabilitate: To restore to a former state of standing or capacity.
- Reinstate: To place back in a former position or state, especially regarding rights or privileges.
- Restore (rights): To give back something that was taken away.
Related Legal Concepts
- Ân xá (n): pardon, amnesty (a different concept involving forgiveness of crime, not specifically restoration of rights).
- Xóa án (v): to expunge a criminal record (related but distinct from restoring civil rights).