Definition
改判 is a legal term meaning 'to amend or overturn a judgment or sentence' — used when a higher court changes the decision of a lower court after an appeal. It's a formal verb that appears in news reports about trials and appeals. You'll see it in the pattern 改判为 (changed to) when specifying the new sentence.
v.
(law) to amend a judgmentto overturn a sentence
Examples
- 改判。Èrshěn fǎyuàn gǎi pàn le yuán pàn.The appeals court overturned the original verdict.
- 改判。Tā bèi gǎi pàn wéi wúqī túxíng.His sentence was commuted to life imprisonment.
- 改判。Zhège ànjiàn jīngguò shàngsù hòu gǎi pàn le.The case was amended after an appeal.
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