私し選せん

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

personal selection; private choice

Only when written 私選

Often used in legal contexts for a defendant's choice of a private defense lawyer, as opposed to a court-appointed one. Also used more broadly for personal selection.

See also: 国選

• 被ひ告こく人にんは私し選せん弁べん護ご人にんを選せん任にんした。

  The defendant appointed a privately retained defense lawyer.

• 国こく選せんではなく私し選せんの弁べん護ご士しを頼たのむことにした。

  I decided to hire a private lawyer rather than a court-appointed one.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

private compilation; personal anthology

Only when written 私撰

Refers to a collection of poetry or literary works selected by an individual, often contrasted with imperial anthologies (勅撰).

See also: 勅撰

• この歌か集しゅうは勅ちょく撰せんではなく私し撰せんのものです。

  This poetry anthology is a private compilation, not an imperial one.