冤罪(えんざい)

えんざい
noun
false accusation; wrongful conviction
1. false accusation; wrongful conviction
being charged or convicted of a crime one did not commit
冤罪(えんざい)で投獄(とうごく)された。
He was imprisoned on false charges.
長年(ながねん)の裁判(さいばん)の末(すえ)、冤罪(えんざい)が証明(しょうめい)された。
After years of trials, his innocence was proven.
冤罪(えんざい)事件(じけん)の被害者(ひがいしゃ)に国(くに)が謝罪(しゃざい)した。
The government apologized to the victim of the wrongful conviction case.

FORMATION:
冤(えん) (false charge, injustice) + 罪(ざい) (crime, guilt) → crime one didn't commit

COLLOCATIONS:

  • 冤罪(えんざい)を晴(は)らす (to clear one's name)
  • 冤罪(えんざい)を主張(しゅちょう)する (to claim innocence)
  • 冤罪(えんざい)事件(じけん) (wrongful conviction case)

RELATED WORDS:

  • 無実(むじつ) (innocence)
  • 濡(ぬ)れ衣(ぎぬ) (false accusation - idiomatic)
  • 誤認逮捕(ごにんたいほ) (wrongful arrest)
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Added 2026.1.26 14:21
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