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    3. 主犯

    主犯

    主しゅ犯はん

    principal offence

    KMT8News #21+1NounPolitics & LawKanji Vocab10 strokes

    しゅはん

    Noun

    1.
    principal offence, principal offense, principal offender
    law

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    警けい察さつは主しゅ犯はんを逮たい捕ほしました。

    The police arrested the principal offender.

    KMT7Politics & Law
    その事じ件けんの主しゅ犯はんはまだ捕つかまっていません。

    The principal offender in that case has not been caught yet.

    KMT8Politics & Law
    裁さい判ばんで主しゅ犯はんに最もっとも重おもい刑けいが言いい渡わたされた。

    The principal offender was given the heaviest sentence in court.

    KMT8Politics & Law
    彼かれは共きょう犯はん者しゃではなく、この犯はん罪ざいの主しゅ犯はんとして裁さばかれるべきだ。

    He should be tried as the principal offender of this crime, not an accomplice.

    KMT9Politics & Law
    警けい察さつは事じ件けんの主しゅ犯はん格かくの人じん物ぶつを特とく定ていするため、捜そう査さを続つづけている。

    The police are continuing their investigation to identify the mastermind of the incident.

    KMT9Politics & Law

    Kanji that make up this word

    主
    ぬし・おも・あるじ…(6)
    lord・chief・master・main thing・principal
    犯
    おか.す…(2)
    crime・sin・offense
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