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不作為犯 (ふさくいはん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

不ふ作さく為い犯はん

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Meanings

1

crime of omission

Legal term for an offense committed by failing to act when required by law.

不ふ作さく為い犯はんは、法ほう律りつ上じょうの作さく為い義ぎ務むに違い反はんすることで

成せい

立りつ

する

。

A crime of omission is established by violating a legal duty to act.

Kanji

不negative, non-, bad
作make, production, prepare
為do, change, make
犯crime, sin, offense

Related words

作さく為い犯はん
作為犯 refers to a crime of commission (active conduct), while 不作為犯 is a crime of omission (failure to act).

Built from

不ふ+作さく為い犯はん

Etymology

Compound of 不 (non-), 作為 (action, commission), and 犯 (crime). The term is a direct translation of the Western legal concept of 'crime of omission'.