冤案

yuānàn

noun #26,888

Measure Word

一件冤案 jiàn

Meanings

1 miscarriage of justice
2 wrongful conviction
3 unjust case

Characters

injustice; to wrong someone; grievance

case; legal matter; file

Examples

这起冤案历经二十年才得以平反。

Zhè qǐ yuān'àn lìjīng èrshí nián cái déyǐ píngfǎn.

This wrongful conviction took twenty years to be overturned.

律师致力于为冤案受害者伸张正义。

Lǜshī zhìlìyú wèi yuān'àn shòuhàizhě shēnzhāng zhèngyì.

The lawyer is dedicated to seeking justice for victims of wrongful convictions.

Tips

memory

冤 means 'injustice; grievance' and 案 means 'case; legal case' — a 冤案 is literally a 'grievance case,' one in which an innocent person was wronged by the justice system.

Stroke Order

冤 yuān

案 àn