Word Meaning 判決

はんけつ hanketsu

判決 is read as はんけつ (hanketsu) and means judicial decision.

Meaning

English

  1. judicial decision
  2. judgement
  3. judgment
  4. sentence
  5. decree

Reading

Kana

はんけつ

Romaji

hanketsu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 1995 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

判決書

はんけつしょ

judgement document

判決文

はんけつぶん

judgment paper

判決理由

はんけつりゆう

ratio decidendi

原判決

げんはんけつ

original judgement

不当判決

ふとうはんけつ

unfair ruling

確定判決

かくていはんけつ

final sentence

判決に従う

はんけつにしたがう

to abide by the verdict

判決離婚

はんけつりこん

divorce by decree

判決を覆す

はんけつをくつがえす

to overrule a decision

実刑判決

じっけいはんけつ

unsuspended prison sentence

死刑判決

しけいはんけつ

death sentence

無罪判決

むざいはんけつ

innocent verdict

Example Sentences

10

はんけつがでるまでまちましょう。

Let's wait until the judgment is delivered.

He was sentenced to death.

Tom was found guilty.

The defendant was sentenced to death.

The Supreme Court overturned a previous decision.

The judge decided against the plaintiff.

The judge reversed the final decision.

It sometimes happens that innocents are sentenced to death.

Tom was convicted and sentenced to death.

The murderer was convicted and sentenced to life in prison.