day 112in court

in court

Follow a civil hearing from the public seats: who sues whom, what they ask for, the evidence, the ruling and the appeal, and build long sentences with a turn inside.

today’s words

• 法庭 fǎtíng · court, courtroom
• 开庭 kāitíng · to open a court session
• 审 shěn · to try (a case); to examine
• 审理 shěnlǐ · to hear (a case)
• 审判 shěnpàn · to try, bring to justice
• 判 pàn · to judge, sentence
• 判处 pànchǔ · to sentence (to)
• 判决 pànjué · to rule; judgment
• 裁定 cáidìng · to rule (on a procedural point)
• 裁决 cáijué · to adjudicate; ruling
• 驳回 bóhuí · to reject (a claim, an appeal)
• 上诉 shàngsù · to appeal (to a higher court)
• 起诉 qǐsù · to sue, prosecute
• 诉讼 sùsòng · lawsuit, litigation
• 官司 guānsi · lawsuit (spoken)
• 原告 yuángào · plaintiff
• 被告 bèigào · defendant
• 当事人 dāngshìrén · party (to a case), person concerned
• 辩护 biànhù · to defend (in court)
• 证人 zhèngrén · witness
• 做证 zuòzhèng · to testify, give evidence
• 物证 wùzhèng · material evidence
• 指控 zhǐkòng · to accuse, charge
• 控告 kònggào · to accuse, sue (formally)
• 申诉 shēnsù · to appeal, lodge a complaint
• 诉求 sùqiú · demand, appeal
• 诉诸 sùzhū · to resort to
• 索赔 suǒpéi · to claim damages
• 仲裁 zhòngcái · to arbitrate; arbitration
• 调解 tiáojiě · to mediate
• 司法 sīfǎ · judicial, the justice system
• 检察 jiǎnchá · to prosecute (public prosecution)
• 正当 zhèngdàng · proper, legitimate
• 冤 yuān · an injustice; unfair, not worth it
• 冤枉 yuānwang · to wrong (someone); unjustly treated

sentences

• 这个官司下周一开庭。 · The case will be heard next Monday.
• 法院正在审理这起纠纷。 · The court is hearing the dispute.
• 他不服判决，决定行使上诉的权利。 · He doesn’t accept the judgment and has decided to exercise his right to appeal.
• 经过调解，双方达成了协议，订立了新的合同。 · After mediation, the two sides reached an agreement and signed a new contract.
• 原告虽然有证人，但是没有物证。 · The plaintiff has a witness, but no physical evidence.