Illustration: In a Japanese courtroom, a black-robed judge sits upright at the raised bench, mouth open in the measured delivery of a decision. A defendant stands below with hands at his sides, facing the judge, while his lawyer remains beside him.

JLPT N1suru verbLevel estimated by Bebop

宣せん告こく

senkoku

to formally pronounce

Example sentences

彼かれは有罪ゆうざいと宣告せんこくされた。
He was declared guilty.
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被告人ひこくじんは死刑しけいを宣告せんこくされた。
The accused was sentenced to death.
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裁判官さいばんかんは彼かれに五年ごねんの懲役刑ちょうえきけいを宣告せんこくした。
The judge sentenced him to a jail term of five years.
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Kanji in 宣告

宣proclaim; sayOnセンKunのたまう
告revelation; tellOnコクKunつげる

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