Definition
判罪 is a formal legal verb meaning 'to convict' or 'to declare guilty'. It is a separable verb (离合词) — the verb 判 and the object 罪 can be split by aspect markers, measure words, or possessive modifiers, as in 判了他的罪 ('convicted him'). The word is used in judicial contexts and is not common in everyday conversation.
v.o.
to convictto declare guilty
Examples
- 判罪。Fǎyuàn duì bèigào pàn zuì le.The court convicted the defendant.
- ，。Fǎguān pàn le tā de zuì, pànchǔ sān nián yǒuqī túxíng.The judge convicted him and sentenced him to three years in prison.
- ，判罪。Zài zhèngjù bùzú de qíngkuàng xià, bùnéng qīngyì pàn zuì.In cases of insufficient evidence, one cannot readily convict.
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