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接見交通 (せっけんこうつう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

接せっ見けん交こう通つう

Meanings

1

noun

access to a lawyer; right to consult with counsel

law

Legal term referring to a defendant's right to meet and communicate with their attorney, especially during detention.

被ひ疑ぎ者しゃには接せっ見けん交こう通つう権けんが保ほ障しょうされている。
The suspect is guaranteed the right to access a lawyer.
弁べん護ご士しとの接せっ見けん交こう通つうが制せい限げんされる場ば合あいがある。
There are cases where access to a lawyer is restricted.

Kanji

接touch, contact, adjoin
見see, hopes, chances
交mingle, mixing, association
通

traffic, pass through, avenue

Similar words

接せっ見けん
Refers specifically to the meeting or interview itself, often in a legal or official context. 接見交通 encompasses the broader right of access and communication.
交こう通つう
Usually means 'traffic' or 'transportation', but in this compound it takes the rarer meaning of 'communication' or 'intercourse'.

Etymology

Compound of 接見 (interview, meeting) and 交通 (communication, intercourse). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is used in modern Japanese legal contexts.