thụ lí
Definition
- Verb (Legal):
- To accept a case for processing: The primary legal meaning of "thụ lí" refers to the formal act by a competent authority, such as a court or investigative agency, of receiving and registering a petition, complaint, or case, thereby initiating the official legal process.
- To take on a case: It signifies the point at which a legal body assumes responsibility for handling and adjudicating a specific legal matter.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Tòa án đã thụ lí đơn kiện. (The court has accepted the lawsuit for processing.)
- Vụ án hình sự đó được thụ lí từ tháng trước. (That criminal case was taken on last month.)
Advanced Usage
- "thụ lí vụ án": to accept a case/file.
- Viện kiểm sát ra quyết định thụ lí vụ án. (The procuracy issued a decision to accept the case.)
Variants and Related Words
- Thụ lí đơn (v): to accept a petition/application.
- Cơ quan có thẩm quyền thụ lí đơn khiếu nại. (The competent authority accepted the complaint petition.)
Synonyms
- Accept (a case): to agree to take and deal with a legal matter.
- Docket (a case): to enter a case onto the official court record.
- Institute (proceedings): to initiate formal legal action.
Related Legal Terms
- Giải quyết vụ án: to adjudicate/resolve a case.
- Đơn khởi kiện: a petition/lawsuit.
- Thẩm quyền: jurisdiction/competence.