JLPT N1 Advanced
破棄
Formally destroying physical items or annulling legal agreements.
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破棄する verb form
1 Noun, Suru verb
To Destroy / Discard
Describes the intentional destruction of documents or data to render them unusable before disposal.
Example
裁判 の 後 、 証拠品 は すべて 破棄 され た 。
After the trial, all the evidence was destroyed.
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2 Noun, Suru verb
To Annul / Void
Refers to the official annulment of a treaty or contract, or the overturning of a legal judgment.
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