同どう罪ざい

noun

same crime; same offense

Used when two or more people commit the same crime, or when an act is legally the same offense. Often appears in legal or news contexts.

• 彼かれらは同どう罪ざいで起き訴そされた。

  They were indicted for the same crime.

noun

equally guilty; sharing the blame

Often used figuratively to say someone is just as responsible or blameworthy as another, even if not legally charged. Common in expressions like 同罪だ (it's the same as being guilty).

• 黙だまって見みていたあなたも同どう罪ざいだ。

  You who watched in silence are equally guilty.

• 知しらなかったでは済すまない。それも同どう罪ざいだ。

  Saying you didn't know doesn't excuse it. That's just as bad.