平反 (píng fǎn) — to redress a miscarriage of justice; to overturn a wrongful verdict; to rehabilitate (a person wrongfully accused or condemned)
Definition
Formal verb meaning to officially overturn a wrongful judgment and clear the person's or event's name. Used for historical/political cases (e.g. rehabilitations after the Cultural Revolution), not everyday disputes.
verb
to redress a miscarriage of justiceto overturn a wrongful verdictto rehabilitate (a person wrongfully accused or condemned)
Examples
- 平反。Fǎ yuàn zuì zhōng jué dìng wèi zhè qǐ yuān àn píng fǎn.The court finally decided to redress this wrongful case.
- 平反。Xǔ duō lǎo gàn bù zài wén gé hòu dé dào le píng fǎn.Many veteran cadres were rehabilitated after the Cultural Revolution.
- 平反。Zhèng fǔ xuān bù wèi gāi lì shǐ shì jiàn píng fǎn.The government announced the redress of that historical incident.
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