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判決する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

A formal legal decision handed down by a court. Can also be used as a suru-verb (判決する) meaning 'to pass judgment' or 'to sentence'.

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裁判 refers to the whole trial or court proceedings, while 判決 is the final verdict issued at the end of that process.

宣告 emphasizes the act of formally announcing a sentence, while 判決 is the legal decision or document itself.

判定 is a general term for a ruling or decision (e.g., in sports or arbitration), while 判決 specifically denotes a court's verdict.

判決 usually refers specifically to a court's verdict in a lawsuit, while 裁決 is broader and covers administrative or quasi-judicial rulings as well.

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評ひょう決けつ
判決 is the formal judgment or sentence issued by a court or judge, while 評決 is the verdict reached by a jury or deliberating panel before such a judgment.
判はん例れいN1
判決 is the actual court ruling or verdict in a specific case, while 判例 refers to that ruling's value as a precedent for future cases.
沙さ汰た
判決 is the standard legal term for a court's verdict, while 沙汰 in this sense is a more formal or classical way to refer to a judgment.

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判例 is a past court decision used as precedent, whereas 判決 is the specific judgment handed down in a particular case.

判決 is the court's final ruling on guilt and sentence, whereas 求刑 is only the prosecution's request made before that ruling is handed down.