thua kiện

Bị đơn thua kiện và phải bồi thường cho nguyên đơn.

Definition

1. Verb Phrase:
   • To lose a lawsuit: To be judged against in a court of law; to have a legal case decided unfavorably against you.

Usage Examples

• Verb Phrase:
  • Công ty đó đã thua kiện và phải bồi thường. (That company lost the lawsuit and had to pay compensation.)
  • Nếu không có bằng chứng, anh rất có thể sẽ thua kiện. (Without evidence, you will most likely lose the case.)
  • Bên nguyên đơn thua kiện phải chịu án phí. (The plaintiff who loses the case must bear the court costs.)

Advanced Usage

• This phrase is specific to formal legal proceedings. The outcome is a binding judgment from a judge or jury.

Variants and Related Words

• Thắng kiện (v): To win a lawsuit.
  • Luật sư giỏi đã giúp bà ấy thắng kiện. (A good lawyer helped her win the lawsuit.)
• Kiện tụng (n): Litigation, legal proceedings.
  • Vụ kiện tụng kéo dài nhiều năm. (The litigation lasted for many years.)

Synonyms

• To lose a case: The most direct synonym.
• To be defeated in court: A more formal alternative.

Related Idioms

• Thua kiện mất trắng: To lose a lawsuit and lose everything (implying a total loss).
  • Vụ kinh doanh thất bát, lại còn thua kiện, ông ấy mất trắng. (The business failed, and he also lost the lawsuit; he lost everything.)