1.
statement; testimony
a formal spoken or written account given in a legal or official context
証人の陳述を聞いた。
We heard the witness's testimony.
被告人は最終陳述で無罪を主張した。
The defendant claimed innocence in their closing statement.
陳述書を裁判所に提出した。
I submitted a written statement to the court.
FORMATION:
陳 (state, display) + 述 (describe, relate) → stating and describing
VERB FORM:
陳述する (to state, to testify)
LEGAL TERMS:
- 陳述書 (written statement)
- 冒頭陳述 (opening statement)
- 最終陳述 (closing statement)
- 被告人陳述 (defendant's statement)
RELATED WORDS:
- 供述 (testimony, statement to police)
- 証言 (testimony, witness statement)
- 宣誓 (oath)