せんこく
Meanings
Noun
1. 相手に述べ告げること。
2. 裁判で、罪状や判決を言い渡すこと。
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (5 in total)
(written) judgement or verdict (judgment)
death sentence
① 一定の期間生死不明の状態が続いた者を死亡した者と認定し法律関係を処理しようとする家庭裁判所の審判。
Examples (9 in total)
He was declared guilty.
He was found guilty of murder.
The judge condemned him to death.
The will was declared void by the court.
The judge sentenced him to one year's imprisonment.
The judge sentenced him to a jail term of five years.
Having been convicted of murder, he was sentenced to life imprisonment.
The accused was sentenced to death.
The accused was condemned to ten years in prison.