判決|はんけつhanketsu[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, transitive verbjudicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 判決する(はんけつする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 判決します(はんけつします) |
| Negative (nai) | 判決しない(はんけつしない) |
| polite (masen) | 判決しません(はんけつしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 判決せず・判決せぬ(はんけつせず・はんけつせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 判決した(はんけつした) |
| polite (mashita) | 判決しました(はんけつしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 判決しなかった(はんけつしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 判決しませんでした(はんけつしませんでした) |
| Te form | 判決して(はんけつして) |
| Potential | 判決できる(はんけつできる) |
| Passive | 判決される(はんけつされる) |
| Causative | 判決させる(はんけつさせる) |
| Causative passive | 判決させられる(はんけつさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 判決すれば(はんけつすれば) |
| tara | 判決したら(はんけつしたら) |
| Volitional | 判決しよう(はんけつしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 判決しましょう(はんけつしましょう) |
| Imperative | 判決しろ(はんけつしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym裁きさばきNeutralJudgment with a traditional flavor, as in 「神の裁き」; 「判決」 is modern legal usage.
- Synonym公裁こうさいWrittenWritten/formal prose: a judicial decision, rarely used; say 「判決」 instead.
- Related判定はんていNeutralUsed for deciding wins and losses or pass/fail, not limited to court; 「判決」 is specifically a court's decision on a case.
- Related裁定さいていWrittenWritten/formal prose: a decision made after examining the merits, often by administrative agencies or in arbitration; 「判決」 is a court's formal judgment.
- Related裁決さいけつWrittenWritten/formal prose: a ruling in administrative review; 「判決」 is a court judgment.
- Related裁断さいだんWrittenWritten/formal prose: cutting cloth or paper, but also a judgment or decision; 「判決」 refers only to a court judgment.
- RelatedジャッジメントNeutralLoanword for judgment or evaluation in general, rare in everyday use; 「判決」 is a formal decision made by a court.
For a court's decision on a case, use 「判決」: 「判決を下す」, 「有罪判決」. Use 「判定」 for deciding wins, losses or pass/fail, and 「裁定」 or 「裁決」 for administrative or arbitration rulings. 「裁き」 adds a traditional flavor, as in 「神の裁き」; the rest are rare.
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