翻案

fān'àn
verb #28,341

Meanings

  1. 1 to reverse a verdict
  2. 2 to overturn a ruling
  3. 3 to rehabilitate (a person)

Examples

Tā huā le shí nián shíjiān wèi fùqīn fān'àn.
He spent ten years working to overturn the verdict against his father.
Xīn zhèngjù de chūxiàn yǒuzhù yú wèi bèigào fān'àn.
The emergence of new evidence helps to overturn the verdict against the defendant.

Tips

usage
翻案 is used in both legal and historical contexts. Historically, it refers to rehabilitating people who were wrongly accused, especially those persecuted during political campaigns. In law, it means to appeal or reverse a court decision.

Stroke Order

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