发生法律效力

發生法律效力

fāshēngfǎlǜxiàolì

phrase

Meanings

1 to take legal effect
2 to become legally effective

Characters

to produce; to emit

to arise; to give birth

Examples

判决书送达后发生法律效力。

Pànjuéshū sòngdá hòu fāshēng fǎlǜ xiàolì.

The judgment takes legal effect once it has been served.

合同自签字之日起发生法律效力。

Hétóng zì qiānzì zhī rì qǐ fāshēng fǎlǜ xiàolì.

The contract takes legal effect from the date of signing.

Tips

usage

Set phrase. Literally 'to produce legal force'. Often shortened to 生效 (shēngxiào). A court judgment is 已生效 once the appeal window passes or after second-instance ruling.

Stroke Order

发 fā

生 shēng

法 fǎ

律 lǜ

效 xiào

力 lì