官かん選せん弁べん護ご人にん

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Meanings

noun

court-appointed attorney (historical)

obsolete term

Obsolete term for a defense attorney appointed by the court, used before the modern 国選弁護人 system. Now replaced by 国選弁護人 in contemporary legal contexts.

Kanji

官bureaucrat, the government, organ
選elect, select, choose
弁valve, petal, braid
護safeguard, protect
人person

Related words

国こく選せん弁べん護ご人にん
Modern term for a court-appointed defense attorney; 官選弁護人 is its obsolete predecessor.

Built from

官かん選せん+弁べん護ご人にん

Etymology

Compound of 官 (government) + 選 (select) + 弁護人 (defense attorney). The term reflects the pre-war system where the court appointed counsel, later replaced by the 国選弁護人 system.