勾こう引いん状じょう

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Meanings

noun

summons; arrest warrant

A formal legal document issued by a court or authority to compel a person's appearance or to authorize arrest. Used in criminal procedure.

裁さい判ばん所しょは被ひ告こく人にんに対たいして勾こう引いん状じょうを発はっ行こうした。
The court issued a summons to the defendant.
警けい察さつは勾こう引いん状じょうに基もとづいて容よう疑ぎ者しゃを逮たい捕ほした。
The police arrested the suspect based on an arrest warrant.

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Kanji

勾be bent, slope, capture
引pull, tug, jerk
状status quo, conditions, circumstances
拘arrest, seize, concerned

Related words

逮たい捕ほ状じょう
逮捕状 is a standard arrest warrant issued by a judge, while 勾引状 is a broader term that can include a summons to appear in court, not necessarily for immediate arrest.
召しょう喚かん状じょう
召喚状 is a summons to appear in court, typically for a defendant or witness, without the connotation of arrest. 勾引状 can imply compulsory appearance, sometimes with arrest.

Built from

勾こう引いん+状じょう

Written forms

勾こう引いん状じょう
Standard legal term for a summons or arrest warrant. The kanji 勾引 means 'arrest' or 'summon'.
拘こう引いん状じょう
Variant spelling using 拘 (restrain) instead of 勾. Both are used in legal contexts.

Etymology

Compound of 勾引 (こういん, 'arrest, summon') and 状 (じょう, 'document, letter'). The term is used in Japanese legal contexts, derived from classical Chinese legal terminology.