Definition

1. Verb:
   • To judge / to adjudicate: To officially examine evidence and legal arguments in a court of law to decide the outcome of a case or dispute.
   • To treat / to behave towards: To act or behave in a particular way towards someone.
   • To execute / to carry out (a sentence): To administer a punishment, especially a death sentence, as ordered by a court.

Usage Examples

• Verb (to judge):

  • Tòa án sẽ xử vụ án vào tuần tới. (The court will judge the case next week.)
  • Quan tòa xử người đó có tội. (The judge judged that person guilty.)

• Verb (to treat):

  • Anh ta xử tệ với nhân viên của mình. (He treats his employees badly.)
  • Bạn nên biết cách xử với người lớn tuổi. (You should know how to behave towards elders.)

• Verb (to execute):

  • Bản án dẫn đến việc xử tử tên tội phạm. (The sentence led to the execution of the criminal.)

Advanced Usage

• "xử lý": to handle, to process, or to deal with (a situation, data, or problem).

  • Chúng tôi đang xử lý thông tin. (We are processing the information.)

• "xử trí": to manage or handle (often a difficult or emergency situation).

  • Bác sĩ biết cách xử trí ca cấp cứu. (The doctor knows how to handle an emergency case.)

Variants and Related Words

• Xử án (v): to try a case, to conduct a trial.

  • Thẩm phán đang xử án. (The judge is trying the case.)

• Xử tội (v): to punish for a crime.

  • Luật pháp sẽ xử tội kẻ gian. (The law will punish the wrongdoer.)

• Xử tử (v): to execute, to put to death.

  • Hắn bị kết án và xử tử. (He was convicted and executed.)

Synonyms

• Adjudicate: To make a formal judgment or decision.
• Treat: To behave towards or deal with in a certain way.
• Execute: To carry out a sentence of death.

Related Idioms

• Xử kiện: To settle a lawsuit.

  • Tòa án đã xử kiện đó. (The court has settled that lawsuit.)

• Xử nhân từ: To show mercy (in judgment or treatment).

  • Vị quan xử nhân từ với dân. (The official showed mercy to the people.)

verb

1. to judge