刑事事件 (keijijiken) Japanese meaning: criminal case | KotomoraHe 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.
