冤案 (yuān àn) — wrongful case; miscarriage of justice; unjust verdict
Definition
A 'wrongful case' — a legal case in which an innocent person is wrongly convicted. Emphasizes the unjust verdict, not the crime itself.
noun
wrongful casemiscarriage of justiceunjust verdict
Examples
- 冤案。Zhè ge yuān àn zhōng yú dé dào le píng fǎn.This wrongful case was finally redressed.
- 冤案。Tā yīn wèi yuān àn zuò le shí nián láo.He spent ten years in prison because of a wrongful conviction.
- 冤案。Fǎ lǜ yīng gāi bì miǎn yuān àn de fā shēng.The law should prevent wrongful cases from happening.
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