依法查处

依法查處

yīfǎ cháchǔ

verb

Meanings

1 to investigate and punish according to law
2 to handle in accordance with the law

Characters

according to; to rely on

to handle; to punish

Examples

HSK 7-9

对违法行为要依法查处。

Duì wéifǎ xíngwéi yào yīfǎ cháchǔ.

Illegal acts must be investigated and dealt with according to law.

HSK 7-9

纪委对相关人员依法查处。

Jìwěi duì xiāngguān rényuán yīfǎ cháchǔ.

The disciplinary commission investigated and punished the relevant personnel in accordance with the law.

Tips

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A fixed legal/bureaucratic collocation, extremely common in official news about corruption cases and regulatory enforcement. 依法 (according to law) + 查处 (investigate and handle) is formulaic. You will rarely see 查处 without 依法 in official writing.

Stroke Order

依 yī

法 fǎ

查 chá

处 chǔ