法庭 fǎtíng court of law
How to remember 法庭: 法 law + 庭 court = court of law.
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How it is used
- Means a courtroom / court of law as a venue - 出庭作证 (chūtíng zuòzhèng) to testify in court; 法庭上 (fǎtíng shàng) in the courtroom.
- Contrast 法院 (fǎyuàn), which is the court as an institution/building; 法庭 is the specific tribunal or trial setting.
- Pairs with 开庭 (kāitíng, to open a court session) and 军事法庭 (jūnshì fǎtíng, military tribunal).
Example sentences
- 法庭对他的谋杀罪名作出了无罪判决。 Fǎtíng duì tā de móushāzuì míng zuòchū le wúzuìpànjué.The court acquitted him of the charge of murder.