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    3. 刑事責任

    刑事責任

    刑けい事じ責せき任にん

    criminal liability

    KMT7News #15+1NounPolitics & LawKanji Vocab31 strokes

    けいじせきにん

    Noun

    1.
    criminal liability

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    彼かれは刑けい事じ責せき任にんを問とわれた。

    He was held criminally liable.

    KMT6Politics & LawDaily Life
    未み成せい年ねん者しゃでも重じゅう大だいな犯はん罪ざいを犯おかせば刑けい事じ責せき任にんを負おうことがある。

    Even minors can sometimes bear criminal liability if they commit serious crimes.

    KMT7Politics & LawDaily Life
    政せい治じ家かが不ふ正せい行こう為いで刑けい事じ責せき任にんを追つい及きゅうされるケースが増ふえている。

    There is an increasing number of cases where politicians are pursued for criminal liability due to misconduct.

    KMT7Politics & LawWork & Career
    飲いん酒しゅ運うん転てんは、重じゅう大だいな刑けい事じ責せき任にんを伴ともなう行こう為いだ。

    Drunk driving is an act that entails serious criminal liability.

    KMT7Politics & LawDaily Life
    事じ故この原げん因いん究きゅう明めいが進すすむにつれて、関かん係けい者しゃの刑けい事じ責せき任にんが焦しょう点てんとなっている。

    As the investigation into the cause of the accident progresses, the criminal liability of those involved is becoming a focal point.

    KMT8Politics & LawWork & Career

    Kanji that make up this word

    刑
    punish・penalty・sentence・punishment
    事
    こと・つか.う・つか.える…(3)
    matter・thing・fact・business・reason…(1)
    責
    せ.める…(1)
    blame・condemn・censure
    任
    まか.せる・まか.す…(4)
    responsibility・duty・term・entrust to・appoint
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