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裁判員裁判 (saibaninsaiban) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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The lay judge trial system began in 2009.
He served as a lay judge in a lay judge trial.
Kanji 判 judgement, judgment, signature 員 employee, member, number Related words 裁さい 判ばん 員いん 裁判員 refers to the lay judges themselves, while 裁判員裁判 refers to the trial system or a specific trial conducted with lay judges.
陪ばい 審しん 員いん 陪審員 is a juror in a jury system (common in the US/UK), whereas 裁判員 is a lay judge who deliberates together with professional judges in Japan's mixed tribunal system.
Etymology Compound of 裁判員 (lay judge) and 裁判 (trial). The term was coined with the introduction of the lay judge system in Japan.
