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家宅捜索 (katakusousaku) Japanese meaning: house search | Kotomora

家か宅たく捜そう索さく

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Meanings

1

house search; search of premises

Formal legal term for a police search of a residence or premises, typically under a warrant.

警けい察さつは令れい状じょうに基もとづいて家か宅たく捜そう索さくを行

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The police conducted a house search based on a warrant.

Kanji

家house, home, family
宅home, house, residence
捜search, look for, locate
索cord, rope, searching

Related words

捜そう索さく
General term for search or investigation; 家宅捜索 specifically refers to a search of a dwelling.
令れい状じょう
A warrant; often required for a 家宅捜索.

Word family

家か宅たく捜そう索さく令れい状じょう
search warrant

Built from

家か宅たく+捜そう索さく

Etymology

Compound of 家宅 (かたく, 'house, residence') and 捜索 (そうさく, 'search, investigation').