断狱 duànyù
[close a trial by announcing the verdict;hear and pass judgment on a case] 旧指审理判决案件
察狱讼之词,以诏司寇断狱弊公,致邦令。——《周礼·士师》
判决讼案。 《汉书.卷四.文帝纪.赞曰》:「专务以德化民,是以海内殷富,兴于礼义,断狱数百,几致刑措。呜呼,仁哉!」
英语 to pass judgment on a legal case