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収賄罪 (shuuwaizai) Japanese meaning: bribery (crime) | Kotomora

収しゅう賄わい罪ざい

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Meanings

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bribery (crime)

Legal term for the crime of accepting bribes; used in statutes and formal contexts.

収しゅう賄わい罪ざいで起き訴そされた。

He was indicted for bribery.

収しゅう賄わい罪ざいは刑けい法ほうで規き定ていされている。

The crime of bribery is stipulated in the Penal Code.

Kanji

収income, obtain, reap
賄bribe, board, supply
罪guilt, sin, crime

Related words

贈ぞう賄わい罪ざい
贈賄罪 is the crime of offering bribes, while 収賄罪 is the crime of accepting them.
賄わい賂ろ
賄賂 is the general term for a bribe, while 収賄罪 specifically refers to the criminal offense of accepting bribes.

Word family

受じゅ託たく収しゅう賄わい罪ざい
bribery (as a crime); accepting a bribe in connection with one's duties

Built from

収しゅう賄わい+罪ざい

Etymology

Compound of 収 (accept), 賄 (bribe), and 罪 (crime).