预审 (yù shěn) — preliminary hearing (in criminal procedure); inquest (less common)
Definition
A formal legal term for the pre-trial stage in criminal or death-investigation procedure. In English this maps to 'preliminary hearing' for criminal cases and 'inquest' specifically for death cases.
noun
preliminary hearing (in criminal procedure)inquest (less common)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 预审。yù shěn Zài fǎ tíng zhèng shì kāi tíng qián jìn xíng.The preliminary hearing is conducted before the formal court session.
- 预审。Fǎ guān jué dìng duì àn jiàn jìn xíng yù shěn.The judge decided to conduct a preliminary hearing on the case.
- 预审。Sǐ wáng àn jiàn xū yào jīng guò yù shěn cái néng jié àn.Death cases need to go through an inquest before closure.
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