起き訴そ便べん宜ぎ主しゅ義ぎ

noun

principle of discretionary prosecution; principle of opportunity

Legal term referring to the prosecutor's right to decide whether to bring charges, even when there is sufficient evidence. Used in Japanese criminal procedure.

• 日本にほんの刑けい事じ訴そ訟しょう法ほうは起き訴そ便べん宜ぎ主しゅ義ぎを採さい用ようしている。

  Japanese criminal procedure law adopts the principle of discretionary prosecution.

• 起き訴そ便べん宜ぎ主しゅ義ぎにより、検けん察さつ官かんは事じ件けんを不ふ起き訴そにすることができる。

  Under the principle of discretionary prosecution, a public prosecutor may decide not to indict a case.