number of copies; circulation
medicolegal autopsy; forensic autopsy
laboratory test; clinical examination
guilty verdict; guilty as charged
diminished capacity; diminished responsibility; legally unaccountable (e.g. due to mental illness, drugs, alcohol, etc.)
stab wound; puncture wound
Moomin (troll characters in Tove Jansson's series of books)
blogger (writer of a weblog)
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
trial by lay judges; lay judge trial
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
hemorrhagic shock; haemorrhagic shock
to extol; to laud; to sing the praises of
judge's sentence; assessment of a case
sample; specimen; test piece
lay judge (2005 reforms); citizen judge; juror
expert's written opinion or report
observer; spectator (e.g. in court); (member of the) public; visitor; audience; gallery
clarification; definition
to fail to be attentive to
Lord; Highness; (arch.) you
clearly evident; quite obvious; as clear as day; beyond any doubt; strikingly apparent
mistaken arrest; arrest based on misidentification
New Year's pine decoration
forensic researcher; crime scene investigator
main ingredient; main component
retiring high-ranking government officials taking a lucrative job in a private or semi-private corporation; command (from superior to inferior, government to private sector, etc.); order; descent from heaven
within the blood; blood-borne
playing the victim; playing the victim card
witness stand; witness box
being greatly in the red; taking a big loss; heavy deficit
country with a constitutional government; constitutional state; country where the rule of law prevails; system based on the rule of law
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare