维持原判

維持原判

wéichí yuánpàn

phrase

Meanings

HSK 7-9

二审法院裁定维持原判。

Èrshěn fǎyuàn cáidìng wéichí yuánpàn.

The court of second instance ruled to affirm the original judgment.

HSK 7-9

被告上诉后法院维持原判。

Bèigào shàngsù hòu fǎyuàn wéichí yuánpàn.

After the defendant appealed, the court upheld the original ruling.

usage

Standard appellate outcome language. The three main outcomes in Chinese appeals are 维持原判 (affirm), 改判 (reverse) and 发回重审 (remand for retrial).

维 wéi

持 chí

原 yuán

判 pàn