人じん定てい尋じん問もん

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Meanings

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noun

witness identity examination; establishing the identity of a witness

Legal term used in court proceedings to confirm a witness's identity before testimony.

裁さい判ばん官かんは人じん定てい尋じん問もんを行おこなった。
The judge conducted a witness identity examination.

person

定determine, fix, establish

尋inquire, fathom, look for

問question, ask, problem

Etymology

Compound of 人定 (じんてい, 'personal identity') and 尋問 (じんもん, 'questioning'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with legal identity examination.