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恐喝罪 (きょうかつざい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

恐きょう喝かつ罪ざい

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Meanings

1

(the crime of) extortion

Legal term for the crime of extorting money or property through threats or intimidation.

彼かれは恐きょう喝かつ罪ざいで逮たい捕ほされた。
He was arrested for extortion.

恐きょう喝かつ罪ざいは刑けい法ほう第だい249条じょうに規き定ていされている。

The crime of extortion is stipulated in Article 249 of the Penal Code.

Kanji

恐fear, dread, awe
喝hoarse, scold
罪guilt, sin, crime

Related words

恐きょう喝かつ
恐喝 is the act of extortion or intimidation itself, while 恐喝罪 specifically refers to the criminal charge or offense.
強ごう盗とう罪ざい
強盗罪 is robbery (taking property by force or threat of immediate harm), whereas 恐喝罪 is extortion (obtaining property through threats that do not necessarily involve immediate physical danger).

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恐きょう喝かつ+罪ざい

Etymology

Compound of 恐喝 (きょうかつ, 'intimidation, threat') + 罪 (ざい, 'crime'). The reading ざい is a rendaku form of 罪 (つみ).