在案

zài'àn

adjective #9,949

Meanings

1 on record; on file (with authorities)
2 registered (with police or court)

Characters

case; file; record

Examples

这个人有犯罪记录在案。

Zhège rén yǒu fànzuì jìlù zài'àn.

This person has a criminal record on file.

所有的证据都已经在案了。

Suǒyǒu de zhèngjù dōu yǐjīng zài'àn le.

All the evidence is already on record.

Tips

usage

在案 is a legal/formal term meaning something is officially documented. Common collocations: 有案在案 (have a record on file), 记录在案 (recorded on file). Often seen in crime/legal contexts.

Stroke Order

在 zài

案 àn