Definition
裁决 (cáijué) means 'to adjudicate, to rule' and is used broadly for official decisions in courts, arbitration, or competitions. It is more general than 判决 (pànjué, court sentencing) and 裁判 (cáipàn, sports refereeing), and overlaps with 裁定 (cáidìng, formal ruling) and 仲裁 (zhòngcái, arbitration) but is not limited to those contexts.
verb
to adjudicateto rule (in court, arbitration, or competition)
Examples
- 裁决。Fǎyuàn cái jué le zhège zhēngyì ànjiàn.The court adjudicated this disputed case.
- 裁决。Zhòngcáitíng cái jué shuāngfāng gè chéngdān yíbàn zérèn.The arbitration tribunal ruled that both parties bear half the responsibility.
- 裁决，。Cáipàn cái jué tā fànguī, qǔxiāo le bǐsài chéngjì.The referee ruled that he fouled and disqualified his competition result.
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