xử vắng mặt

Tòa án tiến hành xử vắng mặt bị cáo.

Definition

1. Verb phrase:
   • To try in absentia / to conduct a trial in absence: A legal procedure where a court hears and adjudicates a case without the physical presence of the defendant or a relevant party.

Usage Examples

• Verb phrase:
  • Tòa án có thể quyết định xử vắng mặt bị cáo. (The court may decide to try the defendant in absentia.)
  • Vụ án đã được xử vắng mặt vì bị đơn không đến tòa. (The case was tried in absentia because the defendant did not come to court.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is specific to formal legal and judicial contexts. It implies that the absent party has been properly summoned or notified but failed to appear, allowing the trial to proceed.

Variants and Related Words

• Xử án (v): to try a case, to conduct a trial.
• Vắng mặt (adj): absent, not present.
• Bản án xử vắng mặt (n): a judgment rendered in absentia.

Synonyms

• To try in absence
• To adjudicate in absentia

Related Legal Concepts

• Án treo (n): suspended sentence.
• Tuyên án (v): to pronounce a judgment.