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裁判官忌避 (さいばんかんきひ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

裁さい判ばん官かん忌き避ひ

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Meanings

1

challenge to a judge; judicial recusal request

Legal term for a party's motion to disqualify a judge from a case, typically due to bias or conflict of interest. Used in formal court proceedings.

See also: 忌避

被ひ告こく側

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The defense filed a motion to challenge the judge.

裁さい判ばん官かん忌き避ひが認みとめられ、別べつの裁さい判ばん官かんが担たん当とうすることになった。

The challenge to the judge was granted, and another judge took over the case.

Kanji

裁tailor, judge, decision
判judgement, judgment, signature
官bureaucrat, the government, organ
忌mourning, abhor, detestable
避evade, avoid, avert

Related words

忌き避ひ
忌避 is a broader term for evasion or recusal, while 裁判官忌避 specifically refers to challenging a judge in a legal context.

Built from

裁さい判ばん官かん+忌き避ひ

Etymology

Compound of 裁判官 (judge) and 忌避 (recusal, challenge). The term is a direct legal expression with no known historical derivation beyond its component parts.