Definition

Noun: - Legal costs, court fees: Money that a party involved in a lawsuit must pay to the court to cover the expenses of the legal proceedings. The losing party is typically ordered to pay these costs.

Usage

• án phí is a specific legal term used in the context of judicial procedures. It refers to the mandatory fees associated with filing, processing, and adjudicating a case.
• It is commonly used in sentences discussing court rulings, financial responsibilities of litigants, and legal procedures.

Examples

• (The defendant was ordered to pay the legal costs.)
• (The plaintiff must pay the court fees before the court accepts the case.)
• (The court fees are calculated based on the claim value of the lawsuit.)

Advanced Usage

• Chịu án phí: to bear the legal costs.
  • Bên thua kiện phải chịu án phí. (The losing party must bear the legal costs.)
• Miễn án phí: exemption from court fees.
  • Người thuộc diện chính sách có thể được xem xét miễn án phí. (Policy beneficiaries may be considered for exemption from court fees.)

Variants and Related Words

• Lệ phí tòa án: court fees (a more general term that can be synonymous with án phí in some contexts).
• Chi phí tố tụng: litigation costs (a broader term that may include attorney fees and other expenses beyond just court fees).

Synonyms

• Court costs
• Legal expenses (in the specific context of court fees)

Notes

• án phí is a compound noun formed from án (case, legal matter) and phí (fee, cost). It is a fixed legal term.
• In judicial documents and rulings, the phrase buộc phải trả án phí (ordered to pay costs) is a standard formulation.

noun

1. Legal costs, law expenses
   • bị buộc phải trả án phí
     to be ordered to pay costs