How to say "verdict" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- 宣告せんこくnoun, suru verb, transitive verbThe formal pronouncement of a verdict or sentence — the act of declaring the outcome officially. Use it when the emphasis falls on the announcing itself rather than on the decision reached.
- 評決ひょうけつnoun, suru verb, transitive verbThe verdict as the outcome of deliberation — the decision a jury or similar panel reaches after weighing the matter. When English 'verdict' means a jury's decision, this is the word to use.
- 判定はんていnoun, suru verb, transitive verbA ruling or decision made by judging something — a referee's call, or an official determination of a result. It fits 'verdict' when the point is an authority's judgment on facts or criteria.
- 審判しんぱんnoun, suru verb, transitive verbJudgment or adjudication — the act of trying a case and the judgment it produces. It also names the referee or umpire in sports, so context tells you which sense is meant.
- 裁きさばきnounJudgment with moral or religious weight — God's judgment on human deeds, or history's judgment — and the fate that follows. As 'verdict' it fits such figurative uses.
Choose 評決 for a jury's verdict, 宣告 for the formal pronouncement of one, 判定 for rulings and calls by referees or officials, 審判 for the judging or adjudication itself, and 「裁き」 for moral or divine judgment.
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