to fix upon (one-sidedly)
決めつける
きめつける
Verb, Transitive
1.
to fix upon (one-sidedly), to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case
2.
to scold, to take (a person) to task
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証拠もないのに、彼を犯人だと決め付けるのは良くない。
It's not good to arbitrarily decide he's the culprit without any evidence.
彼の意見を聞かずに、一方的に決め付けるのは失礼だ。
It's rude to arbitrarily decide without listening to his opinion.
母親は、子供が嘘をついたと決め付けて叱った。
The mother scolded her child, having arbitrarily decided they lied.
彼は部下の些細なミスを厳しく決め付けた。
He severely scolded his subordinate for a minor mistake.
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