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幇助罪 (ほうじょざい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

幇ほう助じょ罪ざい

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じょ

ざ

い

Meanings

1

noun

aiding and abetting

law

Legal term for the crime of assisting or facilitating another person's criminal act. Used in formal legal contexts.

彼かれは幇ほう助じょ罪ざいで起き訴そされた。
He was indicted for aiding and abetting.

Kanji

幇help
助help, rescue, assist
罪guilt, sin, crime

Similar words

共きょう犯はん
共犯 is a broader term for complicity or being an accomplice, while 幇助罪 specifically refers to the crime of aiding and abetting.

Etymology

Compound of 幇助 (ほうじょ, 'assistance, abetment') and 罪 (ざい, 'crime'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with legal terminology.