JLPT N1 Advanced
起訴
Formal prosecution or indictment; the act of charging a suspect with a crime.
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Other forms
起訴する suru verb
起訴される passive form
Noun, Suru verb
"Prosecution" / "Indictment"
This legal term denotes the formal act of a public prosecutor charging a suspect with a crime to initiate a criminal trial.
Example
検察 は 男 を 殺人罪 で 起訴 し まし た 。
The prosecution indicted the man for murder.
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