noun
abandonment (crime); criminal abandonment
Legal term for the crime of abandoning a person under one's protection, such as a child, elderly person, or sick individual. Refers to the offense defined in the Japanese Penal Code.
遺棄罪で逮捕された。
He was arrested for criminal abandonment.
遺棄罪は刑法第218条に規定されている。
The crime of abandonment is stipulated in Article 218 of the Penal Code.
A more specific crime of abandonment by a person responsible for protection, often used in legal contexts alongside 遺棄罪.
Compound of 遺棄 (abandonment) + 罪 (crime). The term is a legal construct used in the Japanese Penal Code.