people's assessor; lay judge (in PRC judicial system)
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people's assessor; lay judge (in China's judicial system)
formalA specific legal term in the PRC judicial system referring to non-professional citizens selected to participate in court trials alongside professional judges, enjoying equal voting rights during the adjudication process.
Tā他
bèi被
xuǎn选
wéi为
rén人
mín民
péi陪
shěn审
yuán员
，
cān参
yù与
le了
yī一
qǐ起
xíng刑
shì事
àn案
jiàn件
de的
shěn审
lǐ理
。
He was selected as a people's assessor to participate in the trial of a criminal case.
Gēn根
jù据
fǎ法
lǜ律
guī规
dìng定
，
rén人
mín民
péi陪
shěn审
yuán员
zài在
zhí执
xíng行
zhí职
wù务
qī期
jiān间
yǔ与
shěn审
pàn判
yuán员
yǒu有
tóng同
děng等
quán权
lì利
。
According to legal provisions, people's assessors have equal rights with judges during the performance of their duties.
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Rén人
mín民
péi陪
shěn审
yuán员
zhì制
dù度
shì是
Zhōng中
guó国
sī司
fǎ法
mín民
zhǔ主
de的
zhòng重
yào要
tǐ体
xiàn现
。
The people's assessor system is an important manifestation of judicial democracy in China.