自じ由ゆう心しん証しょう主しゅ義ぎ

noun

principle of free evaluation of evidence; free conviction principle

A legal doctrine in which judges freely assess the probative value of evidence without being bound by rigid rules.

• 日本にほんの刑けい事じ訴そ訟しょう法ほうは自じ由ゆう心しん証しょう主しゅ義ぎを採さい用ようしている。

  Japan's Code of Criminal Procedure adopts the principle of free evaluation of evidence.