刑事事件
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Meanings
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criminal case
Refers to a legal case involving a crime, as opposed to a civil case (民事事件). Common in news and legal contexts.
He specializes in defending criminal cases.
That case will likely be treated as a criminal case.
Usage patterns
- 〈事〉が刑事事件になるfor a matter to develop into a criminal case
That violent incident developed into a criminal case.
- 刑事事件として立件するto build a criminal case against someone
The police built this fraud into a criminal case.
- 刑事事件に発展するto escalate into a criminal case
The company's fraudulent accounting escalated into a criminal case.