裁定 cáidìng ruling
怎么记住“裁定”: 裁 to trim + 定 decide = ruling.
汉字
用法
- 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.