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公判前整理手続 (こうはんぜんせいりてつづき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

公こう判はん前ぜん整せい理り手て続つづき

also: こうはんまえせいりてつづき

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Meanings

1

noun

pretrial conference procedure; pretrial proceedings

law

Legal term for the preparatory proceedings held before a criminal trial to clarify issues and evidence.

公こう判はん前ぜん整せい理り手て続つづきで争そう点てんが整せい理りされた。
The issues were clarified during the pretrial conference procedure.

裁さい

判ばん

所しょ

は

公こう

判はん

前ぜん

整せい

理り

手て

続つづき

を

開ひら

い

た

。

The court held pretrial proceedings.

Written forms

公判前整理手続
- こうはんぜんせいりてつづき
  Standard legal term spelling.
- こうはんまえせいりてつづき
  Alternate reading こうはんまえせいりてつづき; rarely used.
公判前整理手続き
- こうはんぜんせいりてつづき
  Variant with okurigana き; less common in formal legal documents.
- こうはんまえせいりてつづき
  Alternate reading with okurigana; very rare.
こうはんまえせいりてつづき

Kanji

公public, prince, official
判judgement, judgment, signature
前in front, before
整organize, arranging, tune

Similar words

公こう判はん
Refers to the trial itself, while 公判前整理手続 is the preparatory stage before the trial.
争点整理手続そうてんせいりてつづき
A broader term for issue clarification procedures in civil cases; 公判前整理手続 is specific to criminal pretrial.

Etymology

Compound of 公判 (trial), 前 (before), 整理 (organization), and 手続 (procedure). A modern legal term.

理logic, arrangement, reason

手hand

続continue, series, sequel