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刑事司法 (けいじしほう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

刑けい事じ司し法ほう

Meanings

1

noun

criminal justice

Refers to the system of law enforcement, courts, and corrections dealing with crime.

刑けい事じ司し法ほうの改かい革かくが求もとめられている。
Reform of the criminal justice system is being demanded.
彼かれは大だい学がくで刑けい事じ司し法ほうを専せん攻こうした。
He majored in criminal justice at university.

Kanji

刑punish, penalty, sentence
事matter, thing, fact
司director, official, govt office
法

method, law, rule

Similar words

司し法ほう
司法 is the broader 'administration of justice' or 'judiciary'; 刑事司法 specifically refers to the criminal side.
刑けい事じ
刑事 can mean 'detective' or 'criminal matter'; 刑事司法 is the institutional system.

Etymology

Compound of 刑事 (criminal) and 司法 (administration of justice).