to review a case; to bring up for trial
Meanings
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(of a higher court) to take over a case from a lower court for retrial; to retry a case
formalLegal terminology referring to the supervisory review process where a higher court withdraws a case from a lower court for re-examination.
The Supreme Court decided to review this case.
Due to the seriousness of the case, the High People's Court took over this criminal case for retrial.
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The party, dissatisfied with the verdict, applied for a higher court to review the case.
verb
to bring (a prisoner) up for interrogation; to extract for questioning
formalCommonly used in judicial and prison contexts to describe the process of taking a detainee from their cell for questioning. Equivalent to 提讯.
The police went to the detention center to interrogate the criminal suspect.
The judge decided to bring the defendant in for questioning tomorrow.
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The defense lawyer applied to interrogate the detained person.