捜査(そうさ)当局(とうきょく)

そうさとうきょく
noun
investigative authorities; law enforcement agencies
1. investigative authorities; law enforcement agencies
The official bodies responsible for criminal investigations, including the police and prosecutors. A formal term commonly used in news reporting.
捜査(そうさ)当局(とうきょく)が動(うご)き出(だ)した。
The investigative authorities have started to act.
捜査(そうさ)当局(とうきょく)は事件(じけん)の詳細(しょうさい)を明(あき)らかにしていない。
The investigative authorities have not disclosed the details of the case.
捜査(そうさ)当局(とうきょく)によると、容疑者(ようぎしゃ)は犯行(はんこう)を否認(ひにん)しているとのことだ。
According to the investigative authorities, the suspect is denying the charges.

USAGE:
A formal term found almost exclusively in news reports and legal contexts. Reporters use this term when they do not specify whether the source is police or prosecutors.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 捜査(そうさ)当局(とうきょく)によると (according to investigative authorities)
  • 捜査(そうさ)当局(とうきょく)が捜査(そうさ)を進(すす)める (authorities advance the investigation)
  • 捜査(そうさ)当局(とうきょく)の発表(はっぴょう) (announcement by investigative authorities)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 警察(けいさつ): police — more specific and everyday
  • 検察(けんさつ): prosecutors — the branch that decides whether to indict
  • 当局(とうきょく): authorities — more general, not limited to criminal investigation
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Added 2026.3.23 15:27
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