検察する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 検察する | 検察しない |
| Polite | 検察します | 検察しません |
| Past polite | 検察しました | 検察しませんでした |
| Past | 検察した | 検察しなかった |
| Te-form | 検察して | 検察しないで |
| Desire | 検察したい | 検察したくない |
| Potential | 検察できる | 検察できない |
| Passive | 検察される | 検察されない |
| Causative | 検察させる | 検察させない |
| Causative passive | 検察させられる | 検察させられない |
| Volitional | 検察しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 検察しましょう | |
| Imperative | 検察しろ | 検察するな |
| Conditional | 検察すれば | 検察しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 検察したら | 検察しなかったら |
criminal investigation; prosecution
Refers to the investigative and prosecutorial functions of public prosecutors (検察官). Often used in legal and news contexts.
The prosecution indicted him.
The criminal investigation by the prosecution is ongoing.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
Obsolete general sense for examination or investigation. In modern Japanese, this meaning is almost entirely replaced by 検査 or 調査, and 検察 is now used almost exclusively in the legal sense.
Old documents record that officials inspected the village.
The prosecution indicted the defendant on murder charges.
I was summoned by the prosecutor's office as a witness.
The company is being investigated by the prosecution.