検察庁
Meanings
1
Public Prosecutors Office; prosecutors' office
Refers to Japan's public prosecution organization or one of its offices, as in 地方検察庁, 高等検察庁, and 最高検察庁. It is an agency of prosecutors, not a court.
The case materials were sent from the police to the Public Prosecutors Office.
My father works at the Public Prosecutors Office.
Usage patterns
- 〈人〉が検察庁に出頭するfor a person to report/appear at the Public Prosecutors Office
The defendant was ordered to report to the Public Prosecutors Office.
- 検察庁が〈事〉を起訴するfor the Public Prosecutors Office to indict/prosecute a case
The Public Prosecutors Office decided to indict the case.