to present different views on a historical person or verdict
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
動詞
推翻原先對某人嘅負面判決，尤其係指恢復某人嘅聲譽 to revert a negative decision, especially to vindicate
我無論如何都要翻案㗎喇。
我无论如何都要翻案㗎喇。
ngo5 mou4 leon6 jyu4 ho4 dou1 jiu3 faan1 on3 gaa3 laa3. No matter what, I am going to appeal.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
verb
to present different views on a historical person or verdict
verb
to reverse a verdict
有些人不瞭解我們今天的政策適合於今天的情況，過去的政策適合於過去的情況，想利用今天的政策去翻過去的案，想否定過去肅反工作的巨大成績，這是完全錯誤的，這是人民羣眾所不允許的。
有些人不了解我们今天的政策适合于今天的情况，过去的政策适合于过去的情况，想利用今天的政策去翻过去的案，想否定过去肃反工作的巨大成绩，这是完全错误的，这是人民群众所不允许的。
yǒu xiē rén bù liǎo jiě wǒ men jīn tiān de zhèng cè shì hé yú jīn tiān de qíng kuàng ， guò qù de zhèng cè shì hé yú guò qù de qíng kuàng ， xiǎng lì yòng jīn tiān de zhèng cè qù fān guò qù de àn ， xiǎng fǒu dìng guò qù sù fǎn gōng zuò de jù dà chéng jì ， zhè shì wán quán cuò wù de ， zhè shì rén mín qún zhòng suǒ bù yǔn xǔ de ． Because of failure to understand that our present policy fits the present situation and our past policy fitted the past situation, some people want to make use of the present policy to reverse past decisions and to negate the tremendous success we achieved in eliminating counter-revolutionaries.