yuānyù

冤狱

Word · Noun

unjust case; wrongful imprisonment

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

unjust case; miscarriage of justice; wrongful imprisonment

formal

Refers to legal cases where an innocent person is wrongly convicted or imprisoned. Commonly used in legal, historical, and journalistic contexts.

píng平
fǎn反
yuān冤
yù狱
 。

To redress a miscarriage of justice.

Zhè这
shì是
yī一
qǐ起
lì历
shǐ史
shàng上
de的
yuān冤
yù狱
 。

This is a historical case of wrongful imprisonment.

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Xǔ许
duō多
yuān冤
yù狱
zuì最
zhōng终
dōu都
dé得
dào到
le了
zhāo昭
xuě雪
 。

Many unjust cases were eventually cleared and vindicated.