听断 tīngduàn
[hear and decide;preside at lawsuit and give judgment] 听取陈述而作裁断。也指听讼狱而加以裁决
听取陈述,审察事理,而作决断。 《荀子.荣辱》:「政令法,举措时,听断公。」 《汉书.卷六四上.严助传》:「南面而听断,号令天下,四海之内莫不向应。」
英语 to judge (i.e. to hear and pass judgment in a law court), to hear and decide