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JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

検けん察さつ

kensatsu

prosecution

Example sentences

  1. 検察けんさつ側がわは被告ひこくが子供こどもを誘拐ゆうかいしたと激はげしく非難ひなんした。

    The prosecution condemned the defendant for kidnapping a child.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 弁護人べんごじんと検察けんさつは共ともに控訴こうそした。

    Both the defense counsel and the criminal prosecution appealed the court ruling.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. ただし、調書ちょうしょに、検察けんさつ側がわの意図的いとてきな聞きき誤あやまりが多おおく含ふくまれるという研究けんきゅうもある。

    However, some researchers say there were plenty of intentional mishearing by prosecutors in the investigation papers.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 検察

  • 検examine; investigateOnケンKunしらべる
  • 察guess; presumeOnサツ

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