罪状 (zaijou) Japanese meaning: nature of a crime | Kotomora裁判で罪状が読み上げられた。
The nature of the crime was read out in court.
clearly guilty; proven guilty; guilt is evident
close examination of the circumstances of a crime; detailed questioning about a crime
Etymology
Compound of 罪 (crime) and 状 (condition/nature), literally 'the nature of a crime'.
