xử khuyết tịch

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To try in absentia / to conduct a trial in absentia: The legal act of conducting a trial and passing judgment on a defendant who is not present in court. This typically occurs when the accused has fled, cannot be found, or is otherwise absent from the proceedings.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Tòa án đã quyết định xử khuyết tịch bị cáo. (The court decided to try the defendant in absentia.)
  • Vì không thể bắt giữ được, họ sẽ phải xử khuyết tịch. (Because he could not be apprehended, they will have to try him in absentia.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is specific to formal legal and judicial contexts. It is not used in everyday conversation.

Variants and Related Words

• Xét xử (v): to adjudicate, to try (a case).
• Khuyết tịch (adj): absent (from a trial or official proceeding).

Synonyms

• To try in absentia: The direct and most accurate synonym.
• To conduct a trial in absentia: A more descriptive synonym.

Related Legal Concepts

• Bản án khuyết tịch (n): a judgment rendered in absentia.
  • Bản án khuyết tịch có thể bị kháng cáo. (A judgment in absentia can be appealed.)