(けんさつかん)

けんさつかん
noun
prosecutor
1. prosecutor; public prosecutor
A government official who conducts criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state.
検察官(けんさつかん)証拠(しょうこ)(しめ)した。
The prosecutor presented evidence.
検察官(けんさつかん)になりたい。
I want to become a prosecutor.
検察官(けんさつかん)被告人(ひこくにん)追及(ついきゅう)した。
The prosecutor questioned the defendant.

検察官(けんさつかん) is the official term for a prosecutor in Japan.

RELATED LEGAL TERMS:

  • 弁護士(べんごし) (lawyer, defense attorney)
  • 裁判官(さいばんかん) (judge)
  • 被告人(ひこくにん) (defendant)
  • 原告(げんこく) (plaintiff)

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 検察官(けんさつかん)論告(ろんこく) (prosecutor's closing argument)
  • 検察官(けんさつかん)による起訴(きそ) (indictment by prosecutor)