未遂(みすい)

みすい
noun
attempted (crime), unsuccessful attempt
1. attempted (crime), unsuccessful attempt, failed attempt
An act that was attempted but not completed or not successful, especially a crime. In legal usage, it refers to a criminal attempt where the intended result was not achieved. Used as a noun or as a の-adjective modifier.
殺人(さつじん)未遂(みすい)で逮捕(たいほ)された。
He was arrested for attempted murder.
強盗(ごうとう)未遂(みすい)事件(じけん)が発生(はっせい)した。
An attempted robbery incident occurred.
犯行(はんこう)は未遂(みすい)に終(お)わったが、容疑者(ようぎしゃ)は未遂(みすい)罪(ざい)で起訴(きそ)された。
The crime ended as an attempt, but the suspect was charged with an attempted offense.

USAGE:
未遂(みすい) is used primarily in legal and news contexts. It attaches to crime names as a suffix: 殺人(さつじん)未遂(みすい) (attempted murder), 強盗(ごうとう)未遂(みすい) (attempted robbery).

The phrase 未遂(みすい)に終(お)わる (to end as an attempt / to fail) describes an action that was attempted but ultimately unsuccessful.

In Japanese criminal law, 未遂(みすい)罪(ざい) (attempted crime) is treated differently from 既遂(きすい) (completed crime) in sentencing.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 殺人(さつじん)未遂(みすい): attempted murder
  • 強盗(ごうとう)未遂(みすい): attempted robbery
  • 未遂(みすい)に終(お)わる: to end as an attempt
  • 未遂(みすい)罪(ざい): attempted crime (legal term)
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