疑獄|ぎごくgigoku[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounbribery scandal; graft case

• Synonym不正事件ふせいじけんNeutralA general, explanatory term for wrongdoing using money or position. 「疑獄」 points to bribery cases tied to the political world and leans toward written/formal prose.
• Related汚職おしょくNeutralThe corrupt act itself: officials abusing office for gain; broad in use. 「疑獄」 is a bribery case tied to top officials or politicians, or a court case with unclear facts.

Use 「疑獄」 for bribery cases involving top government officials or politicians, as in 「ロッキード疑獄」. For the corrupt act itself, say 「汚職」; for a general reference to such wrongdoing, 「不正事件」.

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1. 事件じけんの真相しんそうがはっきりしない裁判さいばん事件じけん。
2. 政府せいふの高官こうかんや政治家せいじかが絡からむ贈収賄ぞうしゅうわい事件じけん。