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起訴状 (きそじょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

起き訴そ状じょう

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Meanings

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noun

written indictment

A formal legal document that initiates a criminal prosecution. Used in legal contexts.

検けん察さつ官かんは裁さい判ばん所しょに起き訴そ状じょうを提てい出しゅつした。
The prosecutor submitted a written indictment to the court.

Kanji

起rouse, wake up, get up
訴accusation, sue, complain of pain
状status quo, conditions, circumstances

Similar words

起き訴そ
起訴 is the act of indictment or prosecution, while 起訴状 is the physical document.

Etymology

Compound of 起訴 (indictment) + 状 (document). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with legal documents.