刑けい事じ責せき任にん

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Meanings

criminal liability

Legal term for responsibility under criminal law; used in contexts of prosecution, punishment, and criminal accountability.

〈人ひと〉が刑けい事じ責せき任にんを問とわれるfor someone to be held criminally liable
その社しゃ長ちょうは事じ故こについて刑けい事じ責せき任にんを問とわれた。
The company president was held criminally liable for the accident.
刑けい事じ責せき任にんを負おうto bear criminal responsibility
未み成せい年ねん者しゃは原げん則そくとして刑けい事じ責せき任にんを負おわない。
Minors do not, in principle, bear criminal responsibility.
刑けい事じ責せき任にんを追つい及きゅうするto pursue someone's criminal responsibility
検けん察さつはその企き業ぎょうの刑けい事じ責せき任にんを追つい及きゅうする方ほう針しんだ。
Prosecutors plan to pursue the company's criminal responsibility.