裁定 cáidìng ruling
How to remember 裁定: 裁 to trim + 定 decide = ruling.
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How it is used
- A (court) ruling on a specific procedural matter - 法院裁定 (fǎyuàn cáidìng) the court ruled that…
- Legal register; narrower than 判决 (pànjué, final judgment on the whole case) - 裁定 typically settles a motion or procedural point.
- Very close to 裁决 (cáijué); 裁定 is the more technical procedural term.