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陪審 (ばいしん, baishin) Japanese meaning: jury | Kotomora
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The jury unanimously returned a not-guilty verdict.
In that trial, the jury's decision attracted great attention.
Usage patterns 〈 事じ 件けん 〉 を 陪ばい 審しん にかける to bring a case before a jury (have it tried by jury)
The murder case was brought before a jury.
陪ばい 審しん が 〈 判はん 決けつ 〉 を 下くだ す for the jury to hand down a verdict
The jury handed down a verdict of not guilty for the defendant.
陪ばい 審しん 制せい 度ど を 導どう 入にゅう する to introduce a jury system
Many countries have introduced a jury system.
Kanji 陪 obeisance, follow, accompany Don't confuse with 陪審 refers to the jury as a collective body, while 陪審員 refers to a single member serving on that jury.
陪審 denotes a Western-style jury that decides a verdict independently, while 裁判員 is a lay judge under Japan's own 裁判員制度, who deliberates together with professional judges.
陪審 (jury) and 賠償 (compensation) share the kanji 賠/陪 and a similar sound but have completely unrelated meanings, so learners often mix them up.
Word family grand jury
petty jury; petit jury
jury system
juror; jury member
Etymology A Sino-Japanese legal compound written with 陪, associated with accompanying or assisting, and 審, associated with judging or examining. This is a component-based explanation of the spelling, not a detailed historical derivation.
jury trial; trial by jury
