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consummated crime; completed offense
A legal term meaning a crime that has been fully carried out, with all elements of the offense completed. Contrasted with 未遂 (attempted but not completed). Used in criminal law, court judgments, and news reporting on criminal cases.
殺人既遂。
Consummated murder.
詐欺既遂の罪で起訴された。
He was indicted on a charge of consummated fraud.
既遂か未遂かで刑の重さが大きく変わる。
Whether the crime was consummated or merely attempted greatly changes the severity of the sentence.
裁判所は被告の行為を強盗既遂と認定し、懲役十年を言い渡した。
The court found the defendant's act to be consummated robbery and sentenced him to ten years in prison.
Composed of 既 (already) and 遂 (to accomplish; to carry through). Literally "already accomplished," contrasted with 未遂 "not yet accomplished."
USAGE:
A specialized legal term. Most commonly appears attached to the name of a specific crime: 殺人既遂 (consummated murder), 強盗既遂 (consummated robbery), 詐欺既遂 (consummated fraud). Virtually never used outside legal and crime-reporting contexts. The distinction 既遂 vs. 未遂 is important because Japanese criminal law allows lighter sentences for attempted crimes.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 殺人既遂: consummated murder
- 既遂の罪: the crime of a consummated offense
- 既遂と認定する: to determine (a crime) to be consummated
- 既遂犯: perpetrator of a consummated crime
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 未遂: attempted (but not completed) — the direct antonym, used when the perpetrator fails to complete the crime
- 予備: preparation (of a crime) — an even earlier stage, punishable only for certain serious offenses
- 実行: execution; carrying out — the general act of committing, not specifically the completed state