noun
right and wrong; merits of a case
Formal or literary term for the rightness or wrongness of a matter, often used in legal or ethical contexts. Not common in everyday speech.
裁判では、事件の曲直を明らかにすることが求められる。
In a trial, it is required to clarify the rights and wrongs of the case.
彼は曲直をわきまえない発言をした。
He made a remark that showed no sense of right and wrong.