裁判（英語：Judgment）係裁定（ruling）和判決
裁判 (cái pàn) = judgment, ruling, decision (in legal context)
英語 (yīng yǔ) = English language
係 (xì) = is, to be (Cantonese usage, equivalent to 是 in Mandarin)
裁定 (cái dìng) = ruling, determination, adjudication
ruling = English word kept in original
和 (hé) = and
判決 (pàn jué) = judgment, verdict, sentence
（verdict）二者的合稱，是法院對外所為之意思表達
二者 (èr zhě) = both, the two (referring to the previously mentioned items)
的 (de) = possessive particle, “of”
合稱 (hé chēng) = collective term, general designation
是 (shì) = is, to be
法院 (fǎ yuàn) = court, tribunal
對外 (duì wài) = towards the outside, external
所 (suǒ) = particle used with verbs to form noun phrases
為 (wéi) = to do, to make
之 (zhī) = possessive particle (classical Chinese style)
意思 (yì si) = meaning, intention
表達 (biǎo dá) = expression, to express
（並非意思表示，蓋意思表示之用語，
並非 (bìng fēi) = is not, not at all
意思表示 (yì si biǎo shì) = expression of intention/will (legal term) แสดงออกถึงความตั้งใจ
蓋 (gài) = because, since (classical Chinese conjunction)
意思表示 (yì si biǎo shì) = expression of intention/will (repeated)
之 (zhī) = possessive particle (classical Chinese)
用語 (yòng yǔ) = terminology, term, expression
指發生私法上效力之意思表達，裁判並非如此）。[1]其中裁定是对诉讼程序问题和某些实体问题所作的一种处理决定，判决是仲裁员或法官根據控辯雙方提交的证据以及论证後对审理结束的案件作出的裁决[2]，以确定有关各方之间的权利和义务以及相應的罪行[3]。法院的裁判書一般均會公開，接受社會之監督，但偶有司法機關決定不公開裁判書，導致遭批違法之事，甚至因此建議國家監察機關立案調查