cuòàn

错案

Word · NounTraditional錯案

misjudged case; wrongful conviction

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

wrongful conviction; misjudged case; erroneous verdict

formal

A legal term referring to a case where a court's verdict is incorrect, often leading to an innocent person being convicted or punished. It is a serious judicial error.

Jīng经
guò过
duō多
nián年
shēn申
sù诉
 ,
tā他
de的
àn案
zi子
zuì最
zhōng终
bèi被
zhèng证
míng明
shì是
yī一
qǐ起
cuò错
àn案
 。

After years of appeals, his case was finally proven to be a wrongful conviction.

Jiàn建
lì立
yǒu有
xiào效
de的
jiū纠
cuò错
jī机
zhì制
duì对
yú于
fáng防
zhǐ止
cuò错
àn案
zhì至
guān关
zhòng重
yào要
 。

Establishing an effective correction mechanism is crucial to prevent misjudged cases.

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Zhè这
qǐ起
lì历
shǐ史
cuò错
àn案
de的
píng平
fǎn反
gěi给
le了
shòu受
hài害
zhě者
jiā家
shǔ属
yī一
gè个
chí迟
lái来
de的
gōng公
dào道
 。

The reversal of this historical wrongful conviction gave the victim's family a long-overdue justice.