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刑事訴追 (けいじそつい, keijisotsui) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

刑けい事じ訴そ追つい

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Meanings

1

criminal prosecution; criminal indictment

Formal legal term for the act of bringing criminal charges against someone.

検けん察さつ官かんは被ひ疑ぎ者しゃを刑けい事じ訴そ追ついするかどうか判はん断だんする

。

The prosecutor decides whether to bring criminal charges against the suspect.

刑けい事じ訴そ追ついの時じ効こうが成せい立りつした。

The statute of limitations for criminal prosecution has expired.

Kanji

刑punish, penalty, sentence
事matter, thing, fact
訴accusation, sue, complain of pain
追chase, drive away, follow

Related words

起き訴そ
起訴 is the specific act of indictment, while 刑事訴追 is the broader process of criminal prosecution.
公こう訴そ
公訴 refers to a public prosecution initiated by a public prosecutor, a subset of 刑事訴追.

Built from

刑けい事じ+訴そ追つい

Etymology

Compound of 刑事 (criminal) and 訴追 (prosecution).