宣せん告こく

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宣告する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

sentence; verdict; pronouncement

Formal declaration of a legal judgment, sentence, or official decision. Often used in court, medical, or authoritative contexts.

〈人ひと〉に〈事こと〉を宣せん告こくするto formally pronounce something to someone
裁さい判ばん官かんは被ひ告こく人にんに判はん決けつを宣せん告こくした。
The judge pronounced the verdict to the defendant.
有ゆう罪ざいを宣せん告こくされるto be pronounced guilty
彼かれは裁さい判ばんで有ゆう罪ざいを宣せん告こくされた。
He was pronounced guilty at the trial.
医い師しが〈人ひと〉に病びょう名めいを宣せん告こくするfor a doctor to formally tell someone their diagnosis
医い師しは患かん者じゃにがんを宣せん告こくした。
The doctor told the patient they had cancer.

判はん決けつN1
判決 is the court's ruling or decision itself, while 宣告 is the formal, often dramatic act of announcing that decision.
言いい渡わたす
言い渡す is the everyday verb for handing down a decision or order, whereas 宣告 is a noun/suru-verb with a stronger, more formal legal or medical tone.
通つう告こく
通告 is a formal notice or warning given to someone, while 宣告 specifically implies a judicial or authoritative pronouncement of a verdict or fate.
言いい渡わたし
宣告 is strictly legal, used for a court's formal sentencing, while 言い渡し can refer to any authority's formal declaration, not just a court.
告つげるN2
宣告する is a formal verb for pronouncing a verdict or declaration, such as a court sentence, while 告げる is a more general verb for announcing or informing someone of something serious.

宣せん言げんN1
宣言 is a public declaration of one's own intention or stance, while 宣告 is an official pronouncement of a decision, sentence, or diagnosis handed down to someone else.
告こく知ちN1
告知 usually refers to a neutral notification or announcement (e.g. telling a patient their diagnosis), while 宣告 carries a heavier, more formal or fateful weight, as in a court sentence.

宣せん告こく書しょ
written judgment; written verdict
余よ命めい宣せん告こく
telling a patient their remaining life expectancy; giving a terminal diagnosis
失しっ踪そう宣せん告こく
adjudication of disappearance; declaration of presumed death
死し亡ぼう宣せん告こく
declaration of death; pronouncement of death
死し刑けい宣せん告こく
death sentence
破は産さん宣せん告こく
adjudication of bankruptcy

Compound of 宣 (declare, announce) and 告 (tell, inform). The combination conveys a formal, authoritative announcement.