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司法解剖 (しほうかいぼう, shihoukaibou) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

司し法ほう解かい剖ぼう

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Meanings

1

legally ordered autopsy; court-ordered autopsy

A forensic autopsy conducted under legal authority, typically in criminal cases, as opposed to a medical or consent-based autopsy.

事じ件けんの死し因いんを調しらべるため、司し法ほう解かい剖ぼうが行おこなわれた

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A legally ordered autopsy was performed to investigate the cause of death in the case.

Kanji

司director, official, govt office
法method, law, rule
解unravel, notes, key
剖divide

Related words

行ぎょう政せい解かい剖ぼう
行政解剖 is an administrative autopsy ordered by authorities for public health or welfare reasons, not necessarily tied to a criminal investigation.
病びょう理り解かい剖ぼう
病理解剖 is a pathological autopsy performed for medical research or diagnosis, usually with consent, not by court order.

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司し法ほう+解かい剖ぼう

Etymology

Compound of 司法 (しほう, 'judicial') and 解剖 (かいぼう, 'dissection, autopsy').