crime of ...; offense of ...
Suffix attached to nouns indicating the type of crime, e.g., 誘拐罪 (kidnapping), 殺人罪 (murder). Used in legal and formal contexts.
See also: 誘拐罪 (ゆうかいざい)
He was arrested for theft.
Kidnapping carries a heavy penalty.
apology
innocence; not guilty
guilt; culpability
crime; sin; vice
false charge; false accusation; wrongful conviction
criminal; offender; wrongdoer
serious crime; grave sin · mortal sin; deadly sin
nature of a crime; criminal charge
felony; serious crime
atonement; redemption; expiation · the Atonement (of Jesus Christ)
acquittal; exoneration · indulgence; remission of sins; pardon
same crime; same offense · equally guilty; sharing the blame
capital crime; crime punishable by death
original sin
perjury (as a crime)
merits and demerits; strengths and weaknesses
offense prosecutable only upon victim's complaint
other crimes; further offenses
name of a crime; charge
minor offense; misdemeanor
banishment; exile
sin; evil deed; crime
offense; fault; transgression
judgment of a crime; conviction; condemnation · beheading; decapitation
five punishments of the ritsuryō system · five punishments of ancient China
previous conviction; prior offense
accusation; indictment; charging with a crime
sinking into sin; falling into sin
venial sin; lesser sin · small sin; minor offense
From Middle Chinese 罪 (dzwojX). Used as a suffix in Japanese legal terminology to denote specific crimes.