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準強姦罪 (じゅんごうかんざい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

準じゅん強ごう姦かん罪ざい

じゅ

ん

ご

う

か

ん

ざ

い

Meanings

1

incapacitated rape; sexual assault against someone unable to consent

Legal term for sexual assault committed against a person who is intoxicated, asleep, unconscious, or otherwise unable to resist or consent. This is a specific crime under Japanese law.

準じゅん強ごう姦かん罪ざいは、被

ひ

害がい

者しゃ

が

抵てい

抗こう

でき

ない

状じょう

態たい

を

利り

用よう

し

た

性せい

的てき

暴ぼう

行こう

を

指さ

す

。

The crime of incapacitated rape refers to sexual assault that takes advantage of a victim's inability to resist.

彼かれは準じゅん強ごう姦かん罪ざいで起き訴そされた。

He was indicted for incapacitated rape.

Kanji

準semi-, correspond to, proportionate to
強strong
姦wicked, mischief, seduce
罪guilt, sin, crime

Related words

強ごう姦かん罪ざい
強姦罪 is the crime of rape involving force or threat, while 準強姦罪 applies when the victim is incapacitated and cannot consent, without necessarily using physical force.

Built from

準じゅん+強ごう姦かん罪ざい

Etymology

Compound of 準 (jun, 'quasi-') + 強姦罪 (gōkanzai, 'rape'). The prefix 準 indicates that the crime is treated similarly to rape under the law, even though the circumstances differ.