检察官 檢察官 jiǎn chá guān public prosecutor / public procurator (judicial officer whose job may involve both criminal investigation and public prosecution) syn 司法 sī fǎ judicial / (administration of) justice 上诉 上訴 shàng sù to appeal (a judicial case) / appeal syn 开庭 開庭 kāi tíng to begin a (judicial) court session syn 减刑 減刑 jiǎn xíng to reduce penalty / shortened or commuted (judicial) sentence 判例 pàn lì judicial precedent syn 专案组 專案組 zhuān àn zǔ special investigation team (legal or judicial) 复审 復審 fù shěn to re-examine / to recheck / (law) to conduct a judicial review / to retry (a case) syn 死缓 死緩 sǐ huǎn deferred death sentence / commuted death sentence with forced labor and judicial review after two years (PRC) (legal) syn 司法机关 司法機關 sī fǎ jī guān judicial authorities 节度使 節度使 jié dù shǐ Tang and Song dynasty provincial governor, in Tang times having military and civil authority, but only civil authority in Song 烹 pēng to boil / to brew (tea) / to cook by briefly stir-frying and then mixing in sauce / (old) to boil to death (judicial punishment in ancient times) syn 大理寺 dà lǐ sì Imperial Court of Judicial Review 司法院 sī fǎ yuàn Judicial Yuan, the high court under the constitution of Republic of China, then of Taiwan 刀笔 刀筆 dāo bǐ writing up of official or judicial documents / pettifoggery 权 權 quán authority / power / right / (literary) to weigh / expedient / temporary syn 权力 權力 quán lì power / authority syn 官方 guān fāng government / official (approved or issued by an authority) syn 主妇 主婦 zhǔ fù housewife / woman of senior authority in a household / the lady of the house / hostess syn 通行证 通行證 tōng xíng zhèng a pass (authority to enter) / a laissez-passer or safe conduct syn 权威 權威 quán wēi authority / authoritative / power and prestige syn 无权 無權 wú quán to have no right / to have no authority 权限 權限 quán xiàn scope of authority / extent of power / (access etc) privileges syn 管理局 guǎn lǐ jú authority 无从 無從 wú cóng not to have access / beyond one's authority or capability / sth one has no way of doing syn 全权 全權 quán quán full powers / total authority / plenipotentiary powers 上交 shàng jiāo to hand over to / to give to higher authority / to seek connections in high places syn 职权 職權 zhí quán authority / power over others syn 分量 fèn liang quantity / weight / measure / (fig.) weight (importance, prestige, authority etc) / (of written material) density syn 大权 大權 dà quán power / authority syn 申诉 申訴 shēn sù to file a complaint / to appeal (to an authority, a higher court of justice etc) / complaint / appeal 威风 威風 wēi fēng awe-inspiring bearing / authority / power / imposing / impressive / majestic syn 越权 越權 yuè quán to go beyond one's authority / arrogation 港务局 港務局 gǎng wù jú port authority 权柄 權柄 quán bǐng authority syn 领导权 領導權 lǐng dǎo quán leadership authority syn 招摇撞骗 招搖撞騙 zhāo yáo zhuàng piàn (idiom) to dupe people by passing oneself off as a well-connected individual or a figure of authority syn 得势 得勢 dé shì to win power / to get authority / to become dominant syn 权威性 權威性 quán wēi xìng authoritative / (having) authority 支配权 支配權 zhī pèi quán authority to dispose of sth 令牌 lìng pái (archaic) wooden or metal token of authority / (fig.) decree / directive / (computing) token 淫威 yín wēi abuse of authority / tyrannical abuse syn 假公济私 假公濟私 jiǎ gōng jì sī official authority used for private interests (idiom) / to attain private ends by abusing public position syn 有权 有權 yǒu quán to have the right to / to be entitled to / to have authority / powerful 受权 受權 shòu quán authorized / entrusted (with authority) 多头 多頭 duō tóu many-headed / many-layered (authority) / devolved (as opposed to centralized) / pluralistic / (as classifier) number of animals / long term (finance) / long (investment) syn 事权 事權 shì quán position / authority / responsibility syn 威权 威權 wēi quán authority / power / authoritarianism / authoritarian 令箭 lìng jiàn arrow banner of command (archaic used as symbol of military authority) / fig. instructions from one's superiors syn 行政机关 行政機關 xíng zhèng jī guān administrative authority / branch of government 发威 發威 fā wēi to unleash one's power / (of an animal) to go on a rampage / (of a typhoon, earthquake etc) to wreak havoc / (of a figure of authority) to erupt in anger / to assert one's dominance 报批 報批 bào pī to report for criticism / to submit for approval to higher authority 宗主 zōng zhǔ head of a clan / natural leader / person of prestige and authority in a domain / suzerain 民航总局 民航總局 mín háng zǒng jú General Civil Aviation Authority 阿巴斯 ā bā sī Abbas (name) / Mahmoud Abbas (1935-), also called Abu Mazen, Palestinian leader, Chairman of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) from 2005 归口 歸口 guī kǒu to return to one's original trade / to put (a business etc) under the administration of the relevant central authority / (the) relevant (department in charge of sth) syn 借势 借勢 jiè shì to borrow sb's authority / to seize an opportunity 复辟 復辟 fù bì to recover one's power or authority / restoration (of a past regime) syn 水务局 shuǐ wù jú (municipal) water authority 高头 高頭 gāo tou higher authority / the bosses / on top of 放权 放權 fàng quán to devolve authority to lower levels syn 巨擘 jù bò thumb / authority (knowledgeable person) syn 行政权 行政權 xíng zhèng quán administrative authority / executive power 大拿 dà ná (coll.) man in power / boss / authority / expert 虎符 hǔ fú tiger tally (a two-piece object made in the shape of a tiger, used in ancient China as proof of authority. One half of a tally could be issued to a military officer and this would be matched with the other half when verification was required.) syn 僭越 jiàn yuè to usurp / to overstep one's authority 擅 shàn without authority / to usurp / to arrogate to oneself / to monopolize / expert in / to be good at syn 丧 喪 sàng to lose sth abstract but important (courage, authority, one's life etc) / to be bereaved of (one's spouse etc) / to die / disappointed / discouraged syn 威灵 威靈 wēi líng authority / prestige / supernatural spirit 僭 jiàn (bound form) to overstep one's authority syn 当权派 當權派 dāng quán pài persons or faction in authority 大理 dà lǐ judicial officer / justice of the peace (old) 夫权 夫權 fū quán authority over the household 黼 fǔ (archaic) motif of axes with black handles and white heads, a symbol of authority embroidered on ceremonial robes 定于一尊 定於一尊 dìng yú yī zūn (idiom) to rely on a single authority to determine what is correct / to regard a source (or entity or individual) as the ultimate authority 悍然不顾 悍然不顧 hàn rán bù gù outrageous and unconventional (idiom) / flying in the face of (authority, convention, public opinion etc) syn 牝鸡司晨 牝雞司晨 pìn jī sī chén female chicken crows at daybreak (idiom) / a woman usurps authority / women meddle in politics / The female wears the trousers. 牝鸡牡鸣 牝雞牡鳴 pìn jī mǔ míng female chicken crows at daybreak (idiom) / a woman usurps authority / women meddle in politics / The female wears the trousers. 加强司法廉正小组 加強司法廉正小組 Judicial Group on Strengthening Judicial Integrity / Judicial Integrity Group 司法廉正小组 司法廉正小組 Judicial Group on Strengthening Judicial Integrity / Judicial Integrity Group 司法协助 司法協助 sī fǎ xié zhù judicial assistance / mutual judicial assistance 司法咨询委员会 司法咨詢委員會 Advisory Judicial Commission on the Appointment and Removal from Office of Judges and Prosecutors / Advisory Judicial Commission 法拍 fǎ pāi judicial auction / to sell by judicial auction 拿着鸡毛当令箭 拿著雞毛當令箭 ná zhe jī máo dàng lìng jiàn to wave a chicken feather as a token of authority (idiom) / to assume unwarranted authority on the basis of some pretext 巴勒斯坦权力机构 巴勒斯坦權力機構 Palestinian National Authority / Palestinian Authority 司法独立 司法獨立 sī fǎ dú lì judicial independence 司法人员 司法人員 sī fǎ rén yuán judicial officer 五权宪法 五權憲法 wǔ quán xiàn fǎ Sun Yat-sen's Five-power constitution of Republic of China, then of Taiwan / The five courts or 院[yuan4] are 行政院[xing2 zheng4 yuan4] Executive yuan, 立法院[li4 fa3 yuan4] Legislative yuan, 司法院[si1 fa3 yuan4] Judicial yuan, 考試院|考试院[kao3 shi4 yuan4] Examination yuan, 監察院|监察院[jian1 cha2 yuan4] Control yuan 三法司 sān fǎ sī the three judicial chief ministries (in imperial China) 五院 wǔ yuàn the five yuan (administrative branches of government) of the Republic of China under Sun Yat-sen's constitution: 行政院[Xing2 zheng4 yuan4] Executive Yuan, 立法院[Li4 fa3 yuan4] Legislative Yuan, 司法院[Si1 fa3 yuan4] Judicial Yuan, 考試院|考试院[Kao3 shi4 yuan4] Examination Yuan, 監察院|监察院[Jian1 cha2 yuan4] Control Yuan 秋审 秋審 qiū shěn autumn trial (judicial hearing of capital cases during Ming and Qing) 最高司法委员会 最高司法委員會 Supreme Judicial Council 司法审查 司法審查 sī fǎ shěn chá judicial review 司法事务委员会 Judicial Service Commission 法治、司法制度和监狱咨询科 法治、司法制度和監獄咨詢科 Rule of Law, Judicial System and Prison Advisory Section 司法程序 sī fǎ chéng xù judicial proceedings 司法、立法和宪法框架问题委员会 司法、立法和憲法框架問題委員會 Committee for Judicial, Legislative Matters and Constitutional Framework 独立司法委员会 Independent Judicial Commission 国家司法事务委员会 National Judicial Service Commission 