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裁判員裁判 (さいばんいんさいばん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

裁さい判ばん員いん裁さい判ばん

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Meanings

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noun

lay judge trial; trial by lay judges

Refers to the Japanese system where citizen judges (裁判員) participate in criminal trials alongside professional judges. A specific legal term introduced in 2009.

裁さい判ばん員いん裁さい判ばんは2009年ねんに始はじまった。
The lay judge trial system began in 2009.
彼かれは裁さい判ばん員いん裁さい判ばんで裁さい判ばん員

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He served as a lay judge in a lay judge trial.

Kanji

裁tailor, judge, decision
判judgement, judgment, signature
員employee, member, number

Similar words

裁さい判ばん員いん
裁判員 refers to the lay judges themselves, while 裁判員裁判 refers to the trial system or a specific trial conducted with lay judges.
陪ばい審しん員いん
陪審員 is a juror in a jury system (common in the US/UK), whereas 裁判員 is a lay judge who deliberates together with professional judges in Japan's mixed tribunal system.

Etymology

Compound of 裁判員 (lay judge) and 裁判 (trial). The term was coined with the introduction of the lay judge system in Japan.