判決|はんけつhanketsu[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N1approx.Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbjudicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
    彼かれに不利ふりな判決はんけつがでた。↗
    The judgement went against him.
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.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • 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.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 裁判所さいばんしょが口頭こうとう弁論べんろんに基もとづいて、訴訟そしょう事件じけんに決定けっていを言い渡いいわたすこと。
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