审结 (shěnjié): to conclude (a trial)

Meanings

1 to conclude (a trial)
2 to close a case (legal)
3 to render a final ruling

Characters

审

Examples

本院去年共审结各类案件五千余件。

Běn yuàn qùnián gòng shěnjié gè lèi ànjiàn wǔ qiān yú jiàn.

Our court closed over five thousand cases of various types last year.

案件已审结，判决将于下周宣告。

Ànjiàn yǐ shěnjié, pànjué jiāng yú xià zhōu xuāngào.

The trial has concluded; the verdict will be announced next week.

Tips

register

Strictly legal register. 审 (shěn, to try) + 结 (jié, to conclude). Compare 立案 (lì'àn, to file a case) → 审理 (shěnlǐ, to try) → 审结 (to conclude trial) → 执行 (zhíxíng, to enforce judgment). Court annual reports always cite 审结 case counts.