{"id":12560,"date":"2026-08-29T23:25:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-29T15:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=12560"},"modified":"2026-08-29T14:34:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T06:34:18","slug":"legal-vocabulary-in-chinese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/29\/legal-vocabulary-in-chinese\/","title":{"rendered":"Legal Vocabulary in Chinese"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_86 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-white ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/29\/legal-vocabulary-in-chinese\/#Legal_Procedure_Vocabulary\" >Legal Procedure Vocabulary<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/29\/legal-vocabulary-in-chinese\/#Legal_Roles_Vocabulary\" >Legal Roles Vocabulary<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/29\/legal-vocabulary-in-chinese\/#Legal_Status_Vocabulary\" >Legal Status Vocabulary<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/29\/legal-vocabulary-in-chinese\/#Legal_Actions_Vocabulary\" >Legal Actions Vocabulary<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/29\/legal-vocabulary-in-chinese\/#Enjoying_this_site\" >Enjoying this site?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:6px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"cn-legal-vocab-embed\">\n<style>\n  @import url('https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Noto+Serif+TC:wght@400;500;700&family=Noto+Sans+TC:wght@300;400;500&family=EB+Garamond:ital,wght@0,400;0,500;1,400&display=swap');\n\n  .cn-legal-vocab-embed{\n    --paper:#ffffff !important;\n    --ink:#2b2926 !important;\n    --ink-soft:#6b665f !important;\n    --seal:#a8402f !important;\n    --seal-soft:#f4e6e0 !important;\n    --line:#e6e1d8 !important;\n    --line-strong:#d8d1c2 !important;\n    --en-color:#5e7380 !important;\n  }\n  .cn-legal-vocab-embed *{box-sizing:border-box !important;}\n  .cn-legal-vocab-embed{\n    margin:0 !important;\n    background:var(--paper) !important;\n    color:var(--ink) !important;\n    font-family:'EB Garamond','Noto Sans TC',serif !important;\n    font-size:17px !important;\n    line-height:1.85 !important;\n  }\n  .cn-legal-vocab-embed .page{\n    max-width:760px !important;\n    margin:0 auto !important;\n    padding:64px 32px 100px !important;\n  }\n\n  .cn-legal-vocab-embed .top-row{display:flex !important; 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Tap the speaker icon to hear anything read aloud.\n  <\/p>\n\n  <section>\n    <div class=\"sec-eyebrow\"><span class=\"tag\">FAQ<\/span><span class=\"rule\"><\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"faq-card\">\n      <p class=\"faq-q\">Why Does Legal Vocabulary Differ More Between Taiwan and China?<\/p>\n      <p class=\"explain\" style=\"margin:0 0 14px;\">The twenty-five terms below are mostly script-only differences, because they describe legal concepts common to both systems \u2014 evidence, a defendant, a verdict. The real gaps appear one level down, in institution-specific terms with no shared concept to translate, since the institutions themselves differ:<\/p>\n      <div class=\"note\" style=\"margin-top:14px;\">\n        <p style=\"margin:0 0 10px;\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u570b\u6c11<\/span><rt>gu\u00f3m\u00edn<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6cd5\u5b98<\/span><rt>f\u01cegu\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u56fd\u6c11<\/span><rt>gu\u00f3m\u00edn<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6cd5\u5b98<\/span><rt>f\u01cegu\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span> (Taiwan&#8217;s citizen judge, sitting alongside professional judges) vs. <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4eba\u6c11<\/span><rt>r\u00e9nm\u00edn<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u966a\u5be9\u54e1<\/span><rt>p\u00e9ish\u011bnyu\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4eba\u6c11<\/span><rt>r\u00e9nm\u00edn<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u966a\u5ba1\u5458<\/span><rt>p\u00e9ish\u011bnyu\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span> (China&#8217;s people&#8217;s assessor) \u2014 two different lay-participation systems, two unrelated terms.<\/p>\n        <p style=\"margin:0 0 10px;\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5730\u65b9<\/span><rt>d\u00ecf\u0101ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6cd5\u9662<\/span><rt>f\u01ceyu\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5730\u65b9<\/span><rt>d\u00ecf\u0101ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6cd5\u9662<\/span><rt>f\u01ceyu\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span> (Taiwan&#8217;s district court) vs. <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u57fa\u5c64<\/span><rt>j\u012bc\u00e9ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4eba\u6c11<\/span><rt>r\u00e9nm\u00edn<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6cd5\u9662<\/span><rt>f\u01ceyu\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u57fa\u5c42<\/span><rt>j\u012bc\u00e9ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4eba\u6c11<\/span><rt>r\u00e9nm\u00edn<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6cd5\u9662<\/span><rt>f\u01ceyu\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span> (China&#8217;s grassroots people&#8217;s court) \u2014 the lowest-level trial court in each system, named on entirely different logic.<\/p>\n        <p style=\"margin:0;\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5730\u6aa2\u7f72<\/span><rt>d\u00ecji\u01censh\u01d4<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5730\u68c0\u7f72<\/span><rt>d\u00ecji\u01censh\u01d4<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span> (Taiwan&#8217;s district prosecutors&#8217; office) vs. <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4eba\u6c11<\/span><rt>r\u00e9nm\u00edn<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6aa2\u5bdf\u9662<\/span><rt>ji\u01cench\u00e1yu\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4eba\u6c11<\/span><rt>r\u00e9nm\u00edn<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u68c0\u5bdf\u9662<\/span><rt>ji\u01cench\u00e1yu\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span> (China&#8217;s people&#8217;s procuratorate) \u2014 both house the prosecutors from section 02 below, but the institution wrapping them has no shared name.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section>\n    <div class=\"sec-eyebrow\"><span class=\"tag\">01<\/span><span class=\"rule\"><\/span><\/div>\n    <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Legal_Procedure_Vocabulary\"><\/span>Legal Procedure Vocabulary<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <p class=\"h2-zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6cd5\u5f8b<\/span><rt>f\u01cel\u01dc<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u7a0b\u5e8f<\/span><rt>ch\u00e9ngx\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8a5e\u5f59<\/span><rt>c\u00edhu\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6cd5\u5f8b<\/span><rt>f\u01cel\u01dc<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u7a0b\u5e8f<\/span><rt>ch\u00e9ngx\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8bcd\u6c47<\/span><rt>c\u00edhu\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"term-block\">\n      <div class=\"term-head\">\n        <span class=\"term-zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6848\u4ef6<\/span><rt>\u00e0nji\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6848\u4ef6<\/span><rt>\u00e0nji\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><button class=\"speaker-btn\" data-trad=\"\u6848\u4ef6\" data-simp=\"\u6848\u4ef6\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\" type=\"button\">\ud83d\udd0a<\/button><\/span>\n        <span class=\"term-en\">legal case<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <ul class=\"subterms\">\n        <li><span class=\"sub-zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5211\u4e8b<\/span><rt>x\u00edngsh\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6848\u4ef6<\/span><rt>\u00e0nji\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5211\u4e8b<\/span><rt>x\u00edngsh\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6848\u4ef6<\/span><rt>\u00e0nji\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/span><span class=\"sub-en\">criminal case<\/span><\/li>\n        <li><span class=\"sub-zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6c11\u4e8b<\/span><rt>m\u00ednsh\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6848\u4ef6<\/span><rt>\u00e0nji\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6c11\u4e8b<\/span><rt>m\u00ednsh\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6848\u4ef6<\/span><rt>\u00e0nji\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/span><span class=\"sub-en\">civil case<\/span><\/li>\n        <li><span class=\"sub-zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u91cd\u5927<\/span><rt>zh\u00f2ngd\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6848\u4ef6<\/span><rt>\u00e0nji\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u91cd\u5927<\/span><rt>zh\u00f2ngd\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6848\u4ef6<\/span><rt>\u00e0nji\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/span><span class=\"sub-en\">major case<\/span><\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n      <div class=\"phrase\">\n        <div class=\"zh-line\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u9019\u4ef6<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ji\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6848\u4ef6<\/span><rt>\u00e0nji\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5df2\u7d93<\/span><rt>y\u01d0j\u012bng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5be9\u7406<\/span><rt>sh\u011bnl\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e09\u500b\u6708<\/span><rt>s\u0101ngeyu\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9\u4ef6<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ji\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6848\u4ef6<\/span><rt>\u00e0nji\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5df2\u7ecf<\/span><rt>y\u01d0j\u012bng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5ba1\u7406<\/span><rt>sh\u011bnl\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e09\u4e2a\u6708<\/span><rt>s\u0101ngeyu\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><button class=\"speaker-btn small\" data-trad=\"\u9019\u4ef6\u6848\u4ef6\u5df2\u7d93\u5be9\u7406\u4e09\u500b\u6708\u4e86\" data-simp=\"\u8fd9\u4ef6\u6848\u4ef6\u5df2\u7ecf\u5ba1\u7406\u4e09\u4e2a\u6708\u4e86\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\" type=\"button\">\ud83d\udd0a<\/button><\/div>\n        <p class=\"en-line\">This case has already been in trial for three months.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"term-block\">\n      <div class=\"term-head\">\n        <span class=\"term-zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8d77\u8a34<\/span><rt>q\u01d0s\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8d77\u8bc9<\/span><rt>q\u01d0s\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><button class=\"speaker-btn\" data-trad=\"\u8d77\u8a34\" data-simp=\"\u8d77\u8bc9\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\" type=\"button\">\ud83d\udd0a<\/button><\/span>\n        <span class=\"term-en\">to prosecute<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <ul class=\"subterms\">\n        <li><span class=\"sub-zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u63d0\u8d77<\/span><rt>t\u00edq\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u8a34<\/span><rt>g\u014dngs\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u63d0\u8d77<\/span><rt>t\u00edq\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u8bc9<\/span><rt>g\u014dngs\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/span><span class=\"sub-en\">to file a public prosecution<\/span><\/li>\n        <li><span class=\"sub-zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u64a4\u92b7<\/span><rt>ch\u00e8xi\u0101o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8d77\u8a34<\/span><rt>q\u01d0s\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u64a4\u9500<\/span><rt>ch\u00e8xi\u0101o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8d77\u8bc9<\/span><rt>q\u01d0s\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/span><span class=\"sub-en\">to withdraw prosecution<\/span><\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n      <div class=\"phrase\">\n        <div class=\"zh-line\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6aa2\u5bdf\u5b98<\/span><rt>ji\u01cench\u00e1gu\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5df2\u7d93<\/span><rt>y\u01d0j\u012bng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0d<\/span><rt>du\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5acc\u7591\u4eba<\/span><rt>xi\u00e1ny\u00edr\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u63d0\u8d77<\/span><rt>t\u00edq\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u8a34<\/span><rt>g\u014dngs\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u68c0\u5bdf\u5b98<\/span><rt>ji\u01cench\u00e1gu\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5df2\u7ecf<\/span><rt>y\u01d0j\u012bng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5bf9<\/span><rt>du\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5acc\u7591\u4eba<\/span><rt>xi\u00e1ny\u00edr\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u63d0\u8d77<\/span><rt>t\u00edq\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u8bc9<\/span><rt>g\u014dngs\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><button class=\"speaker-btn small\" data-trad=\"\u6aa2\u5bdf\u5b98\u5df2\u7d93\u5c0d\u5acc\u7591\u4eba\u63d0\u8d77\u516c\u8a34\" data-simp=\"\u68c0\u5bdf\u5b98\u5df2\u7ecf\u5bf9\u5acc\u7591\u4eba\u63d0\u8d77\u516c\u8bc9\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\" type=\"button\">\ud83d\udd0a<\/button><\/div>\n        <p class=\"en-line\">The prosecutor has filed a public prosecution against the suspect.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"term-block\">\n      <div class=\"term-head\">\n        <span class=\"term-zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8a34\u8a1f<\/span><rt>s\u00f9s\u00f2ng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8bc9\u8bbc<\/span><rt>s\u00f9s\u00f2ng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><button class=\"speaker-btn\" data-trad=\"\u8a34\u8a1f\" data-simp=\"\u8bc9\u8bbc\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\" type=\"button\">\ud83d\udd0a<\/button><\/span>\n        <span class=\"term-en\">lawsuit<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <ul class=\"subterms\">\n        <li><span class=\"sub-zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6c11\u4e8b<\/span><rt>m\u00ednsh\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8a34\u8a1f<\/span><rt>s\u00f9s\u00f2ng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6c11\u4e8b<\/span><rt>m\u00ednsh\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8bc9\u8bbc<\/span><rt>s\u00f9s\u00f2ng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/span><span class=\"sub-en\">civil lawsuit<\/span><\/li>\n        <li><span class=\"sub-zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5211\u4e8b<\/span><rt>x\u00edngsh\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8a34\u8a1f<\/span><rt>s\u00f9s\u00f2ng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5211\u4e8b<\/span><rt>x\u00edngsh\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8bc9\u8bbc<\/span><rt>s\u00f9s\u00f2ng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/span><span class=\"sub-en\">criminal lawsuit<\/span><\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n      <div class=\"phrase\">\n        <div class=\"zh-line\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u9019\u5834<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ch\u01ceng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8a34\u8a1f<\/span><rt>s\u00f9s\u00f2ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u9810\u8a08<\/span><rt>y\u00f9j\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6703<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6301\u7e8c<\/span><rt>ch\u00edx\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u597d\u5e7e\u5e74<\/span><rt>h\u01ceoj\u01d0ni\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9\u573a<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ch\u01ceng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8bc9\u8bbc<\/span><rt>s\u00f9s\u00f2ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u9884\u8ba1<\/span><rt>y\u00f9j\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f1a<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6301\u7eed<\/span><rt>ch\u00edx\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u597d\u51e0\u5e74<\/span><rt>h\u01ceoj\u01d0ni\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><button class=\"speaker-btn small\" data-trad=\"\u9019\u5834\u8a34\u8a1f\u9810\u8a08\u6703\u6301\u7e8c\u597d\u5e7e\u5e74\" data-simp=\"\u8fd9\u573a\u8bc9\u8bbc\u9884\u8ba1\u4f1a\u6301\u7eed\u597d\u51e0\u5e74\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\" type=\"button\">\ud83d\udd0a<\/button><\/div>\n        <p class=\"en-line\">This lawsuit is expected to last several years.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section>\n    <div class=\"sec-eyebrow\"><span class=\"tag\">02<\/span><span class=\"rule\"><\/span><\/div>\n    <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Legal_Roles_Vocabulary\"><\/span>Legal Roles Vocabulary<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <p class=\"h2-zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6cd5\u5f8b<\/span><rt>f\u01cel\u01dc<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u89d2\u8272<\/span><rt>ji\u01ceos\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8a5e\u5f59<\/span><rt>c\u00edhu\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6cd5\u5f8b<\/span><rt>f\u01cel\u01dc<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u89d2\u8272<\/span><rt>ju\u00e9s\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8bcd\u6c47<\/span><rt>c\u00edhu\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"term-block\">\n      <div class=\"term-head\">\n        <span class=\"term-zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6aa2\u5bdf\u5b98<\/span><rt>ji\u01cench\u00e1gu\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u68c0\u5bdf\u5b98<\/span><rt>ji\u01cench\u00e1gu\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><button class=\"speaker-btn\" data-trad=\"\u6aa2\u5bdf\u5b98\" data-simp=\"\u68c0\u5bdf\u5b98\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\" type=\"button\">\ud83d\udd0a<\/button><\/span>\n        <span class=\"term-en\">prosecutor<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <ul class=\"subterms\">\n        <li><span class=\"sub-zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u9996\u5e2d<\/span><rt>sh\u01d2ux\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6aa2\u5bdf\u5b98<\/span><rt>ji\u01cench\u00e1gu\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u9996\u5e2d<\/span><rt>sh\u01d2ux\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u68c0\u5bdf\u5b98<\/span><rt>ji\u01cench\u00e1gu\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/span><span class=\"sub-en\">chief prosecutor<\/span><\/li>\n        <li><span class=\"sub-zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u52a9\u7406<\/span><rt>zh\u00f9l\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6aa2\u5bdf\u5b98<\/span><rt>ji\u01cench\u00e1gu\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u52a9\u7406<\/span><rt>zh\u00f9l\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u68c0\u5bdf\u5b98<\/span><rt>ji\u01cench\u00e1gu\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/span><span class=\"sub-en\">assistant prosecutor<\/span><\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n      <div class=\"phrase\">\n        <div class=\"zh-line\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6aa2\u5bdf\u5b98<\/span><rt>ji\u01cench\u00e1gu\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6b63\u5728<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ngz\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5075\u8a0a<\/span><rt>zh\u0113nx\u00f9n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8b49\u4eba<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ngr\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u68c0\u5bdf\u5b98<\/span><rt>ji\u01cench\u00e1gu\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6b63\u5728<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ngz\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4fa6\u8baf<\/span><rt>zh\u0113nx\u00f9n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8bc1\u4eba<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ngr\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><button class=\"speaker-btn small\" data-trad=\"\u6aa2\u5bdf\u5b98\u6b63\u5728\u5075\u8a0a\u8b49\u4eba\" data-simp=\"\u68c0\u5bdf\u5b98\u6b63\u5728\u4fa6\u8baf\u8bc1\u4eba\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\" type=\"button\">\ud83d\udd0a<\/button><\/div>\n        <p class=\"en-line\">The prosecutor is questioning the witness.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"term-block\">\n      <div class=\"term-head\">\n        <span class=\"term-zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f8b\u5e2b<\/span><rt>l\u01dcsh\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f8b\u5e08<\/span><rt>l\u01dcsh\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><button class=\"speaker-btn\" data-trad=\"\u5f8b\u5e2b\" data-simp=\"\u5f8b\u5e08\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\" type=\"button\">\ud83d\udd0a<\/button><\/span>\n        <span class=\"term-en\">lawyer<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <ul class=\"subterms\">\n        <li><span class=\"sub-zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8faf\u8b77<\/span><rt>bi\u00e0nh\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f8b\u5e2b<\/span><rt>l\u01dcsh\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8fa9\u62a4<\/span><rt>bi\u00e0nh\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f8b\u5e08<\/span><rt>l\u01dcsh\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/span><span class=\"sub-en\">defense lawyer<\/span><\/li>\n        <li><span class=\"sub-zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u539f\u544a<\/span><rt>yu\u00e1ng\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f8b\u5e2b<\/span><rt>l\u01dcsh\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u539f\u544a<\/span><rt>yu\u00e1ng\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f8b\u5e08<\/span><rt>l\u01dcsh\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/span><span class=\"sub-en\">plaintiff&#8217;s lawyer<\/span><\/li>\n        <li><span class=\"sub-zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u8a2d<\/span><rt>g\u014dngsh\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8faf\u8b77\u4eba<\/span><rt>bi\u00e0nh\u00f9r\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u8bbe<\/span><rt>g\u014dngsh\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8fa9\u62a4\u4eba<\/span><rt>bi\u00e0nh\u00f9r\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/span><span class=\"sub-en\">public defender<\/span><\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n      <div class=\"phrase\">\n        <div class=\"zh-line\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u9700\u8981<\/span><rt>x\u016by\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8acb<\/span><rt>q\u01d0ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u4f4d<\/span><rt>y\u00edw\u00e8i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f8b\u5e2b<\/span><rt>l\u01dcsh\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5e6b<\/span><rt>b\u0101ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8655\u7406<\/span><rt>ch\u01d4l\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u9019\u4ef6\u4e8b<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ji\u00e0nsh\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u9700\u8981<\/span><rt>x\u016by\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf7<\/span><rt>q\u01d0ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u4f4d<\/span><rt>y\u00edw\u00e8i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f8b\u5e08<\/span><rt>l\u01dcsh\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5e2e<\/span><rt>b\u0101ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5904\u7406<\/span><rt>ch\u01d4l\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9\u4ef6\u4e8b<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ji\u00e0nsh\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><button class=\"speaker-btn small\" data-trad=\"\u6211\u9700\u8981\u8acb\u4e00\u4f4d\u5f8b\u5e2b\u5e6b\u6211\u8655\u7406\u9019\u4ef6\u4e8b\" data-simp=\"\u6211\u9700\u8981\u8bf7\u4e00\u4f4d\u5f8b\u5e08\u5e2e\u6211\u5904\u7406\u8fd9\u4ef6\u4e8b\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\" type=\"button\">\ud83d\udd0a<\/button><\/div>\n        <p class=\"en-line\">I need to hire a lawyer to handle this matter.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"term-block\">\n      <div class=\"term-head\">\n        <span class=\"term-zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6cd5\u5b98<\/span><rt>f\u01cegu\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6cd5\u5b98<\/span><rt>f\u01cegu\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><button class=\"speaker-btn\" data-trad=\"\u6cd5\u5b98\" data-simp=\"\u6cd5\u5b98\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\" type=\"button\">\ud83d\udd0a<\/button><\/span>\n        <span class=\"term-en\">judge<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <ul class=\"subterms\">\n        <li><span class=\"sub-zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u9996\u5e2d<\/span><rt>sh\u01d2ux\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6cd5\u5b98<\/span><rt>f\u01cegu\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u9996\u5e2d<\/span><rt>sh\u01d2ux\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6cd5\u5b98<\/span><rt>f\u01cegu\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/span><span class=\"sub-en\">presiding judge<\/span><\/li>\n        <li><span class=\"sub-zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u966a\u5be9<\/span><rt>p\u00e9ish\u011bn<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6cd5\u5b98<\/span><rt>f\u01cegu\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u966a\u5ba1<\/span><rt>p\u00e9ish\u011bn<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6cd5\u5b98<\/span><rt>f\u01cegu\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/span><span class=\"sub-en\">associate judge<\/span><\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n      <div class=\"phrase\">\n        <div class=\"zh-line\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6cd5\u5b98<\/span><rt>f\u01cegu\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5ba3\u5e03<\/span><rt>xu\u0101nb\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f11\u5ead<\/span><rt>xi\u016bt\u00edng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5341\u5206\u9418<\/span><rt>sh\u00edf\u0113nzh\u014dng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6cd5\u5b98<\/span><rt>f\u01cegu\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5ba3\u5e03<\/span><rt>xu\u0101nb\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f11\u5ead<\/span><rt>xi\u016bt\u00edng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5341\u5206\u949f<\/span><rt>sh\u00edf\u0113nzh\u014dng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><button class=\"speaker-btn small\" data-trad=\"\u6cd5\u5b98\u5ba3\u5e03\u4f11\u5ead\u5341\u5206\u9418\" data-simp=\"\u6cd5\u5b98\u5ba3\u5e03\u4f11\u5ead\u5341\u5206\u949f\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\" type=\"button\">\ud83d\udd0a<\/button><\/div>\n        <p class=\"en-line\">The judge announced a ten-minute recess.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section>\n    <div class=\"sec-eyebrow\"><span class=\"tag\">03<\/span><span class=\"rule\"><\/span><\/div>\n    <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Legal_Status_Vocabulary\"><\/span>Legal Status Vocabulary<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <p class=\"h2-zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6cd5\u5f8b<\/span><rt>f\u01cel\u01dc<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u72c0\u614b<\/span><rt>zhu\u00e0ngt\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8a5e\u5f59<\/span><rt>c\u00edhu\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6cd5\u5f8b<\/span><rt>f\u01cel\u01dc<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u72b6\u6001<\/span><rt>zhu\u00e0ngt\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8bcd\u6c47<\/span><rt>c\u00edhu\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"term-block\">\n      <div class=\"term-head\">\n        <span class=\"term-zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab\u544a<\/span><rt>b\u00e8ig\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab\u544a<\/span><rt>b\u00e8ig\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><button class=\"speaker-btn\" data-trad=\"\u88ab\u544a\" data-simp=\"\u88ab\u544a\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\" type=\"button\">\ud83d\udd0a<\/button><\/span>\n        <span class=\"term-en\">defendant<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <ul class=\"subterms\">\n        <li><span class=\"sub-zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5171\u540c<\/span><rt>g\u00f2ngt\u00f3ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab\u544a<\/span><rt>b\u00e8ig\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5171\u540c<\/span><rt>g\u00f2ngt\u00f3ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab\u544a<\/span><rt>b\u00e8ig\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/span><span class=\"sub-en\">co-defendant<\/span><\/li>\n        <li><span class=\"sub-zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e3b\u8981<\/span><rt>zh\u01d4y\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab\u544a<\/span><rt>b\u00e8ig\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e3b\u8981<\/span><rt>zh\u01d4y\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab\u544a<\/span><rt>b\u00e8ig\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/span><span class=\"sub-en\">primary defendant<\/span><\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n      <div class=\"phrase\">\n        <div class=\"zh-line\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab\u544a<\/span><rt>b\u00e8ig\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6cd5\u5ead\u4e0a<\/span><rt>f\u01cet\u00edngsh\u00e0ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4fdd\u6301<\/span><rt>b\u01ceoch\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6c89\u9ed8<\/span><rt>ch\u00e9nm\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab\u544a<\/span><rt>b\u00e8ig\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6cd5\u5ead\u4e0a<\/span><rt>f\u01cet\u00edngsh\u00e0ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4fdd\u6301<\/span><rt>b\u01ceoch\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6c89\u9ed8<\/span><rt>ch\u00e9nm\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><button class=\"speaker-btn small\" data-trad=\"\u88ab\u544a\u5728\u6cd5\u5ead\u4e0a\u4fdd\u6301\u6c89\u9ed8\" data-simp=\"\u88ab\u544a\u5728\u6cd5\u5ead\u4e0a\u4fdd\u6301\u6c89\u9ed8\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\" type=\"button\">\ud83d\udd0a<\/button><\/div>\n        <p class=\"en-line\">The defendant remained silent in court.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"term-block\">\n      <div class=\"term-head\">\n        <span class=\"term-zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u539f\u544a<\/span><rt>yu\u00e1ng\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u539f\u544a<\/span><rt>yu\u00e1ng\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><button class=\"speaker-btn\" data-trad=\"\u539f\u544a\" data-simp=\"\u539f\u544a\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\" type=\"button\">\ud83d\udd0a<\/button><\/span>\n        <span class=\"term-en\">plaintiff<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <ul class=\"subterms\">\n        <li><span class=\"sub-zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u9996\u5e2d<\/span><rt>sh\u01d2ux\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u539f\u544a<\/span><rt>yu\u00e1ng\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u9996\u5e2d<\/span><rt>sh\u01d2ux\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u539f\u544a<\/span><rt>yu\u00e1ng\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/span><span class=\"sub-en\">lead plaintiff<\/span><\/li>\n        <li><span class=\"sub-zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u9644\u5e36<\/span><rt>f\u00f9d\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6c11\u4e8b<\/span><rt>m\u00ednsh\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u539f\u544a<\/span><rt>yu\u00e1ng\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u9644\u5e26<\/span><rt>f\u00f9d\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6c11\u4e8b<\/span><rt>m\u00ednsh\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u539f\u544a<\/span><rt>yu\u00e1ng\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/span><span class=\"sub-en\">supplementary civil plaintiff<\/span><\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n      <div class=\"phrase\">\n        <div class=\"zh-line\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u539f\u544a<\/span><rt>yu\u00e1ng\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8981\u6c42<\/span><rt>y\u0101oqi\u00fa<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0d\u65b9<\/span><rt>du\u00ecf\u0101ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8ce0\u511f<\/span><rt>p\u00e9ich\u00e1ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u640d\u5931<\/span><rt>s\u01d4nsh\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u539f\u544a<\/span><rt>yu\u00e1ng\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8981\u6c42<\/span><rt>y\u0101oqi\u00fa<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5bf9\u65b9<\/span><rt>du\u00ecf\u0101ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8d54\u507f<\/span><rt>p\u00e9ich\u00e1ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u635f\u5931<\/span><rt>s\u01d4nsh\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><button class=\"speaker-btn small\" data-trad=\"\u539f\u544a\u8981\u6c42\u5c0d\u65b9\u8ce0\u511f\u640d\u5931\" data-simp=\"\u539f\u544a\u8981\u6c42\u5bf9\u65b9\u8d54\u507f\u635f\u5931\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\" type=\"button\">\ud83d\udd0a<\/button><\/div>\n        <p class=\"en-line\">The plaintiff demanded compensation for damages.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"term-block\">\n      <div class=\"term-head\">\n        <span class=\"term-zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5224\u6c7a<\/span><rt>p\u00e0nju\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5224\u51b3<\/span><rt>p\u00e0nju\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><button class=\"speaker-btn\" data-trad=\"\u5224\u6c7a\" data-simp=\"\u5224\u51b3\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\" type=\"button\">\ud83d\udd0a<\/button><\/span>\n        <span class=\"term-en\">verdict \/ sentence<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <ul class=\"subterms\">\n        <li><span class=\"sub-zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u7121\u7f6a<\/span><rt>w\u00fazu\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5224\u6c7a<\/span><rt>p\u00e0nju\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u65e0\u7f6a<\/span><rt>w\u00fazu\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5224\u51b3<\/span><rt>p\u00e0nju\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/span><span class=\"sub-en\">not guilty verdict<\/span><\/li>\n        <li><span class=\"sub-zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6709\u7f6a<\/span><rt>y\u01d2uzu\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5224\u6c7a<\/span><rt>p\u00e0nju\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6709\u7f6a<\/span><rt>y\u01d2uzu\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5224\u51b3<\/span><rt>p\u00e0nju\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/span><span class=\"sub-en\">guilty verdict<\/span><\/li>\n        <li><span class=\"sub-zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6b7b\u5211<\/span><rt>s\u01d0x\u00edng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5224\u6c7a<\/span><rt>p\u00e0nju\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6b7b\u5211<\/span><rt>s\u01d0x\u00edng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5224\u51b3<\/span><rt>p\u00e0nju\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/span><span class=\"sub-en\">death sentence<\/span><\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n      <div class=\"phrase\">\n        <div class=\"zh-line\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6cd5\u5b98<\/span><rt>f\u01cegu\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u9084\u6c92<\/span><rt>h\u00e1im\u00e9i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u505a\u51fa<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2ch\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6700\u7d42<\/span><rt>zu\u00eczh\u014dng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5224\u6c7a<\/span><rt>p\u00e0nju\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6cd5\u5b98<\/span><rt>f\u01cegu\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd8\u6ca1<\/span><rt>h\u00e1im\u00e9i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u505a\u51fa<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2ch\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6700\u7ec8<\/span><rt>zu\u00eczh\u014dng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5224\u51b3<\/span><rt>p\u00e0nju\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><button class=\"speaker-btn small\" data-trad=\"\u6cd5\u5b98\u9084\u6c92\u505a\u51fa\u6700\u7d42\u5224\u6c7a\" data-simp=\"\u6cd5\u5b98\u8fd8\u6ca1\u505a\u51fa\u6700\u7ec8\u5224\u51b3\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\" type=\"button\">\ud83d\udd0a<\/button><\/div>\n        <p class=\"en-line\">The judge has not yet made a final verdict.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"term-block\">\n      <div class=\"term-head\">\n        <span class=\"term-zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4fdd\u91cb<\/span><rt>b\u01ceosh\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4fdd\u91ca<\/span><rt>b\u01ceosh\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><button class=\"speaker-btn\" data-trad=\"\u4fdd\u91cb\" data-simp=\"\u4fdd\u91ca\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\" type=\"button\">\ud83d\udd0a<\/button><\/span>\n        <span class=\"term-en\">bail<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <ul class=\"subterms\">\n        <li><span class=\"sub-zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u51c6\u4e88<\/span><rt>zh\u01d4ny\u01d4<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4fdd\u91cb<\/span><rt>b\u01ceosh\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u51c6\u4e88<\/span><rt>zh\u01d4ny\u01d4<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4fdd\u91ca<\/span><rt>b\u01ceosh\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/span><span class=\"sub-en\">granted bail<\/span><\/li>\n        <li><span class=\"sub-zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u62d2\u7d55<\/span><rt>j\u00f9ju\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4fdd\u91cb<\/span><rt>b\u01ceosh\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u62d2\u7edd<\/span><rt>j\u00f9ju\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4fdd\u91ca<\/span><rt>b\u01ceosh\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/span><span class=\"sub-en\">denied bail<\/span><\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n      <div class=\"phrase\">\n        <div class=\"zh-line\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u7533\u8acb<\/span><rt>sh\u0113nq\u01d0ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4fdd\u91cb<\/span><rt>b\u01ceosh\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f46<\/span><rt>d\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6cd5\u5b98<\/span><rt>f\u01cegu\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u62d2\u7d55<\/span><rt>j\u00f9ju\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u7533\u8bf7<\/span><rt>sh\u0113nq\u01d0ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4fdd\u91ca<\/span><rt>b\u01ceosh\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f46<\/span><rt>d\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6cd5\u5b98<\/span><rt>f\u01cegu\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u62d2\u7edd<\/span><rt>j\u00f9ju\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><button class=\"speaker-btn small\" data-trad=\"\u4ed6\u7533\u8acb\u4fdd\u91cb\uff0c\u4f46\u6cd5\u5b98\u62d2\u7d55\u4e86\" data-simp=\"\u4ed6\u7533\u8bf7\u4fdd\u91ca\uff0c\u4f46\u6cd5\u5b98\u62d2\u7edd\u4e86\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\" type=\"button\">\ud83d\udd0a<\/button><\/div>\n        <p class=\"en-line\">He applied for bail, but the judge denied it.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section>\n    <div class=\"sec-eyebrow\"><span class=\"tag\">04<\/span><span class=\"rule\"><\/span><\/div>\n    <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Legal_Actions_Vocabulary\"><\/span>Legal Actions Vocabulary<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <p class=\"h2-zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6cd5\u5f8b<\/span><rt>f\u01cel\u01dc<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u884c\u70ba<\/span><rt>x\u00edngw\u00e9i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8a5e\u5f59<\/span><rt>c\u00edhu\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6cd5\u5f8b<\/span><rt>f\u01cel\u01dc<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u884c\u4e3a<\/span><rt>x\u00edngw\u00e9i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8bcd\u6c47<\/span><rt>c\u00edhu\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"term-block\">\n      <div class=\"term-head\">\n        <span class=\"term-zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6307\u63a7<\/span><rt>zh\u01d0k\u00f2ng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6307\u63a7<\/span><rt>zh\u01d0k\u00f2ng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><button class=\"speaker-btn\" data-trad=\"\u6307\u63a7\" data-simp=\"\u6307\u63a7\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\" type=\"button\">\ud83d\udd0a<\/button><\/span>\n        <span class=\"term-en\">to charge<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <ul class=\"subterms\">\n        <li><span class=\"sub-zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6b63\u5f0f<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ngsh\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6307\u63a7<\/span><rt>zh\u01d0k\u00f2ng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6b63\u5f0f<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ngsh\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6307\u63a7<\/span><rt>zh\u01d0k\u00f2ng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/span><span class=\"sub-en\">formal charge<\/span><\/li>\n        <li><span class=\"sub-zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u64a4\u92b7<\/span><rt>ch\u00e8xi\u0101o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6307\u63a7<\/span><rt>zh\u01d0k\u00f2ng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u64a4\u9500<\/span><rt>ch\u00e8xi\u0101o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6307\u63a7<\/span><rt>zh\u01d0k\u00f2ng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/span><span class=\"sub-en\">drop charges<\/span><\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n      <div class=\"phrase\">\n        <div class=\"zh-line\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5426\u8a8d<\/span><rt>f\u01d2ur\u00e8n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6240\u6709\u7684<\/span><rt>su\u01d2y\u01d2ude<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6307\u63a7<\/span><rt>zh\u01d0k\u00f2ng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5426\u8ba4<\/span><rt>f\u01d2ur\u00e8n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6240\u6709\u7684<\/span><rt>su\u01d2y\u01d2ude<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6307\u63a7<\/span><rt>zh\u01d0k\u00f2ng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><button class=\"speaker-btn small\" data-trad=\"\u4ed6\u5426\u8a8d\u6240\u6709\u7684\u6307\u63a7\" data-simp=\"\u4ed6\u5426\u8ba4\u6240\u6709\u7684\u6307\u63a7\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\" type=\"button\">\ud83d\udd0a<\/button><\/div>\n        <p class=\"en-line\">He denies all the charges.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"term-block\">\n      <div class=\"term-head\">\n        <span class=\"term-zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8b49\u64da<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ngj\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8bc1\u636e<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ngj\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><button class=\"speaker-btn\" data-trad=\"\u8b49\u64da\" data-simp=\"\u8bc1\u636e\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\" type=\"button\">\ud83d\udd0a<\/button><\/span>\n        <span class=\"term-en\">evidence<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <ul class=\"subterms\">\n        <li><span class=\"sub-zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u76f4\u63a5<\/span><rt>zh\u00edji\u0113<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8b49\u64da<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ngj\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u76f4\u63a5<\/span><rt>zh\u00edji\u0113<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8bc1\u636e<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ngj\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/span><span class=\"sub-en\">direct evidence<\/span><\/li>\n        <li><span class=\"sub-zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u9593\u63a5<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0nji\u0113<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8b49\u64da<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ngj\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u95f4\u63a5<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0nji\u0113<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8bc1\u636e<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ngj\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/span><span class=\"sub-en\">circumstantial evidence<\/span><\/li>\n        <li><span class=\"sub-zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u7269\u8b49<\/span><rt>w\u00f9zh\u00e8ng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u7269\u8bc1<\/span><rt>w\u00f9zh\u00e8ng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/span><span class=\"sub-en\">physical evidence<\/span><\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n      <div class=\"phrase\">\n        <div class=\"zh-line\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8b66\u65b9<\/span><rt>j\u01d0ngf\u0101ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u9084\u5728<\/span><rt>h\u00e1iz\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8490\u96c6<\/span><rt>s\u014duj\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u66f4\u591a<\/span><rt>g\u00e8ngdu\u014d<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8b49\u64da<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ngj\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8b66\u65b9<\/span><rt>j\u01d0ngf\u0101ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd8\u5728<\/span><rt>h\u00e1iz\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u641c\u96c6<\/span><rt>s\u014duj\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u66f4\u591a<\/span><rt>g\u00e8ngdu\u014d<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8bc1\u636e<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ngj\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><button class=\"speaker-btn small\" data-trad=\"\u8b66\u65b9\u9084\u5728\u8490\u96c6\u66f4\u591a\u8b49\u64da\" data-simp=\"\u8b66\u65b9\u8fd8\u5728\u641c\u96c6\u66f4\u591a\u8bc1\u636e\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\" type=\"button\">\ud83d\udd0a<\/button><\/div>\n        <p class=\"en-line\">The police are still gathering more evidence.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <footer>\n    <p class=\"fu-title\">Extended Reading<\/p>\n    <p style=\"margin:0;\">Legal vocabulary varies somewhat between Taiwan and Mainland China&#8217;s legal systems as well as script \u2014 the terms above reflect general usage common to both. If you found this useful, related territory worth covering next includes <a href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/29\/contract-vocabulary\/\"><b>contract vocabulary<\/b><\/a> (<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u7532\u65b9<\/span><rt>ji\u01cef\u0101ng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u7532\u65b9<\/span><rt>ji\u01cef\u0101ng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span>, <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e59\u65b9<\/span><rt>y\u01d0f\u0101ng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e59\u65b9<\/span><rt>y\u01d0f\u0101ng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span>, <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u9055\u7d04<\/span><rt>w\u00e9iyu\u0113<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8fdd\u7ea6<\/span><rt>w\u00e9iyu\u0113<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span>, <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8ce0\u511f<\/span><rt>p\u00e9ich\u00e1ng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8d54\u507f<\/span><rt>p\u00e9ich\u00e1ng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span>), <a href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/29\/labor-law-vocabulary\/\"><b>labor law vocabulary<\/b><\/a> (<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u52de\u57fa\u6cd5<\/span><rt>l\u00e1oj\u012bf\u01ce<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u52b3\u57fa\u6cd5<\/span><rt>l\u00e1oj\u012bf\u01ce<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span>, <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8cc7\u9063<\/span><rt>z\u012bqi\u01cen<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8d44\u9063<\/span><rt>z\u012bqi\u01cen<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span>, <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u52a0\u73ed\u8cbb<\/span><rt>ji\u0101b\u0101nf\u00e8i<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u52a0\u73ed\u8d39<\/span><rt>ji\u0101b\u0101nf\u00e8i<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span>) \u2014 a natural companion to workplace-culture topics \u2014 and <a href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/29\/intellectual-property-chinese-vocabulary\/\"><b>intellectual property vocabulary<\/b><\/a> (<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5c08\u5229<\/span><rt>zhu\u0101nl\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e13\u5229<\/span><rt>zhu\u0101nl\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span>, <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5546\u6a19<\/span><rt>sh\u0101ngbi\u0101o<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5546\u6807<\/span><rt>sh\u0101ngbi\u0101o<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span>, <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8457\u4f5c\u6b0a<\/span><rt>zh\u00f9zu\u00f2qu\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8457\u4f5c\u6743<\/span><rt>zh\u00f9zu\u00f2qu\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span>) for readers coming from tech and engineering backgrounds.<\/p>\n  <\/footer>\n\n  <section class=\"odd-support-box\">\n    <div class=\"odd-support-img\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/ko-fi.com\/tiffanystalk\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/law.png\" alt=\"\u6cd5\u5f8b\u8a5e\u5f59\">\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"odd-support-text\">\n      <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Enjoying_this_site\"><\/span>Enjoying this site?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n      <p>\n        This project is free and made in my spare time. 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