发生法律效力

發生法律效力

fāshēng fǎlǜ xiàolì

phrase

Meanings

1 to take legal effect
2 to become legally effective

Characters

to produce; to emit

to arise; to give birth

Examples

HSK 5

合同自签字之日起发生法律效力。

Hétong zì qiānzì zhī rì qǐ fāshēng fǎlǜ xiàolì.

The contract takes legal effect from the date of signing.

HSK 7-9

判决书送达后发生法律效力。

Pànjuéshū sòngdá hòu fāshēng fǎlǜ xiàolì.

The judgment takes legal effect once it has been served.

Tips

usage

Set phrase. Literally 'to produce legal force'. Often shortened to 生效. A court judgment is 已生效 once the appeal window passes or after second-instance ruling.

Stroke Order

发 fā

生 shēng

法 fǎ

律 lǜ

效 xiào

力 lì