判罪 (pàn zuì) — to convict, to declare guilty | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

Formal legal verb meaning a court finds a defendant guilty. Often paired with 判处 ('to sentence') in court judgments.

verb

to convictto declare guilty

Examples

判罪。
Fǎ yuàn duì bèi gào pàn zuì le.
The court convicted the defendant.
，。
Fǎ guān pàn le tā de zuì, pàn chǔ sān nián yǒu qī tú xíng.
The judge convicted him and sentenced him to three years in prison.
，判罪。
Zài zhèng jù bù zú de qíng kuàng xià, bù néng qīng yì pàn zuì.
In cases of insufficient evidence, one cannot readily convict.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

判 means to judge or sentence and 罪 means guilt or crime, together meaning to declare someone guilty.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

刀刀dāoknife

Sound part声符shēngfú

半

半bàn判pàn

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

判 combines 刀, a knife, with 半, which provides the sound.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

罒非罪

罒网wǎngnet
非非fēimistake

罪 puts 罒 (a net, written fully as 网) over 非 (mistake).

Appears in

Crime & Police Law & Justice

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