Definition

1. Phrase (Legal Term):
   • To become a finalized/judged case: Refers to a legal matter that has been tried, adjudicated, and has a legally binding judgment or sentence issued by a court. It indicates the conclusion of the judicial process for that specific case, resulting in a verdict.

Usage Examples

• Phrase:
  • Vụ kiện đó đã thành án sau ba năm xét xử. (That lawsuit became a finalized case after three years of trial.)
  • Một khi vụ án đã thành án thì bản án có hiệu lực thi hành. (Once the case has been adjudicated, the sentence becomes enforceable.)

Advanced Usage

• The phrase is often used in official or journalistic contexts to describe the finality of a legal proceeding. It emphasizes the transition from a pending case to one with a judicial outcome.

Variants and Related Words

• Bản án (n): The judgment or sentence document itself.

  • Tòa án đọc bản án. (The court read the sentence.)

• Xét xử thành án (v phrase): To try and adjudicate a case to its conclusion.

  • Tòa án đã xét xử thành án vụ án hình sự đó. (The court tried and adjudicated that criminal case.)

Synonyms

• Adjudicated: (of a case) settled judicially.
• Judged: (of a matter) decided by a court.
• Finalized (in a legal sense): brought to a conclusive legal judgment.

Related Legal Terms

• Sổ thành án: A register or record of finalized judgments/convictions.
  • Thông tin được ghi vào sổ thành án. (The information was entered into the judgment register.)