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裁判権 (saibanken) Japanese meaning: jurisdiction | Kotomora

裁さい判ばん権けん

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Meanings

1

Legal term for the authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Used in formal and legal contexts.

この事じ件けんは日本にほんの裁さい判ばん権けんに属ぞくする。

This case falls under Japanese jurisdiction.

国こく際さい裁さい判ばん権けんの問もん題だいが議ぎ論ろんされた。

The issue of international jurisdiction was discussed.

Kanji

裁tailor, judge, decision
判judgement, judgment, signature
権authority, power, rights

Related words

管かん轄かつ
管轄 is a broader term for administrative or territorial jurisdiction, while 裁判権 specifically refers to judicial authority.

Built from

裁さい判ばん+権けん

Etymology

Compound of 裁判 (trial, judgment) and 権 (right, authority). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is a standard modern legal compound.