曲きょく庇ひ

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

harboring a criminal; shielding from justice

Formal or legal term for knowingly protecting or hiding a criminal from authorities. Often used in the context of official misconduct or complicity.

• 警けい察さつ官かんが容よう疑ぎ者しゃを曲きょく庇ひしたとして逮たい捕ほされた。

  A police officer was arrested for harboring a suspect.

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