审判 shěnpàn a trial
a trial; to try somebody
How to remember 审判: 审 to examine + 判 judge = a trial.
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How it is used
- To try someone in court; a trial - 公开审判 (gōngkāi shěnpàn) a public trial; 审判长 presiding judge.
- A weighty legal/judicial term for the whole court process of judging guilt, heavier than 审理 (hear a case procedurally).
- Also figurative/religious: 末日审判 (Last Judgment).