《明史·志·卷七十》
案情不明或判决失当的，大理寺驳回改正，如果重审后上报驳回三次，而仍旧改拟不当，将主持审讯的官吏上奏弹劾问罪，叫做照驳。
情词不明或失出入者，大理寺驳回改正，再问驳至三，改拟不当，将当该官吏奏问，谓之照驳。
If the case was unclear or the verdict was improper, the Ministry of Justice would dismiss the case and order rectification. If the verdict was still improper after three rounds of retrials and reports, the officials in charge of the trial would be impeached and punished in the form of “reviewing and dismissing”.