Definition

1. Verb (Động từ):
   • To shelve a lawsuit, to suspend legal proceedings: A formal legal term, now considered archaic, meaning to temporarily or permanently stop a lawsuit or legal case without reaching a final judgment. It implies putting the case aside, often administratively.
   • To close a case without follow-up: To archive or dismiss a legal matter without further action.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Tòa án quyết định đình cứu vụ án do thiếu chứng cứ. (The court decided to shelve the lawsuit due to lack of evidence.)
  • Vụ kiện đã bị đình cứu nhiều năm trước. (The lawsuit was suspended many years ago.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is primarily found in historical or formal legal texts. In modern Vietnamese legal language, terms like "đình chỉ" (to suspend/terminate) or "không khởi tố" (not to prosecute) are more commonly used.
• It often carries a bureaucratic connotation, suggesting the case is being set aside in official records without a substantive resolution.

Variants and Related Words

• Đình chỉ (v): To suspend, to stop. A modern and common term used in legal and general contexts.
  • đình chỉ vụ án (to suspend a case)
• Hoãn xử (v): To adjourn a court hearing. This implies a temporary delay, not a final shelving.
• Bãi nại (v): To drop charges/withdraw a complaint.

Synonyms

• Tạm ngừng tố tụng: To temporarily suspend proceedings.
• Không tiếp tục giải quyết: To not continue handling/resolving (a case).

Notes on Meaning

• The core meaning is the administrative act of stopping legal action. It does not imply a verdict of innocence or guilt.
• As a term marked "từ cũ" (old word), it is rarely used in contemporary speech or writing outside of specific historical or documentary references.

1. (từ cũ) Shelve a lawsuit