1.
destruction; disposal
destroying documents, data, or physical items, typically for security or privacy
機密書類を破棄する。
I destroy confidential documents.
個人情報は適切に破棄してください。
Please dispose of personal information properly.
不要なファイルを破棄した。
I deleted the unnecessary files.
2.
annulment; cancellation; revocation
officially cancelling or nullifying a contract, agreement, or legal decision
契約を破棄する。
To cancel a contract.
判決が破棄された。
The verdict was overturned.
条約の破棄を通告した。
They announced the termination of the treaty.
FORMAL VOCABULARY:
破棄 is a formal term used in legal, business, and technical contexts.
SENSE 1 (DESTRUCTION):
Used for proper disposal of documents, data, evidence, etc.
- 書類の破棄 - document destruction
- データの破棄 - data deletion
SENSE 2 (ANNULMENT):
Used in legal and diplomatic contexts.
- 契約破棄 - contract annulment
- 判決破棄 - reversal of verdict (appellate court)
- 条約破棄 - treaty abrogation
RELATED VOCABULARY:
- 廃棄 - disposal, scrapping (similar to sense 1)
- 取り消し - cancellation (more general)
- 解約 - termination (of contract)
- 無効 - invalid, null