出しゅっ頭とう

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出頭する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

Formal term for appearing in person at an official place, such as a court, police station, or office, often in response to a summons.

surrender; turning oneself in

Specifically refers to voluntarily going to the police or authorities to admit guilt or submit to arrest.

〈場ば所しょ〉に出しゅっ頭とうするto report/appear in person at a place (e.g. a police station)
彼かれは警けい察さつ署しょに出しゅっ頭とうした。
He turned himself in at the police station.
自みずから出しゅっ頭とうするto turn oneself in voluntarily
犯はん人にんは自みずから警けい察さつに出しゅっ頭とうした。
The culprit voluntarily turned himself in to the police.
〈人ひと〉に出しゅっ頭とうを求もとめるto request someone to appear before authorities
警けい察さつは関かん係けい者しゃに出しゅっ頭とうを求もとめた。
The police requested that those involved come in and report.

出しゅっ席せきN4sense 1
出席 is the general word for attending a meeting, class, or event, while 出頭 is a formal term for appearing in person before an official authority, often under summons.
自じ首しゅN1sense 2
自首 specifically means turning oneself in to confess a crime, while 出頭 can also mean simply appearing before authorities without necessarily admitting guilt.
出しゅっ廷てい sense 1
出廷 specifically means appearing in court as a party or witness, whereas 出頭 covers appearing at any official venue such as a police station or government office.

逃とう亡ぼうN1sense 2
逃亡 means fleeing or going into hiding, the opposite of 出頭 in the sense of voluntarily surrendering to the authorities.

出しゅつ動どうN1
出動 refers to personnel or vehicles being dispatched into action, while 出頭 refers to a person going to appear before an authority; the words sound similar and both start with 出 but have unrelated meanings.

Compound of 出 (to go out) and 頭 (head), literally 'to put one's head out', extended to mean appearing before an authority.