noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
report in detail; formal statement
Archaic, formal term for submitting a detailed report or statement, often in official or bureaucratic contexts. Not used in everyday speech.
古い文書には、役人が状況を具陳した記録が残っている。
Old documents contain records of officials reporting the situation in detail.
Compound of 具 (ぐ, 'to prepare, to furnish') and 陳 (ちん, 'to state, to explain'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the word is now archaic.