Definition
预审 is a legal term that primarily refers to the preliminary hearing or pretrial investigation in criminal procedure, conducted by judicial authorities to determine whether there is enough evidence to proceed to trial. It can also be used for 'inquest' in some contexts, but that sense is less common and more context-dependent. You'll most often encounter it in legal or news reports about criminal cases.
n.
preliminary hearing (in criminal procedure)inquest (less common)
Examples
- 预审。yù shěn zài fǎtíng zhèngshì kāitíng qián jìnxíng.The preliminary hearing is conducted before the formal court session.
- 预审。Fǎguān juédìng duì ànjiàn jìnxíng yù shěn.The judge decided to conduct a preliminary hearing on the case.
- 预审。Sǐwáng ànjiàn xūyào jīngguò yù shěn cáinéng jié'àn.Death cases need to go through an inquest before closure.
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