冤 罪 事 件(えんざいじけん)

えんざいじけん

noun

false accusation case; wrongful conviction case

1. false accusation case; wrongful conviction case; miscarriage of justice

A criminal case in which an innocent person is wrongfully accused, convicted, or punished for a crime they did not commit.

冤罪事件(えんざいじけん)が発覚(はっかく)した。

A wrongful conviction case came to light.

DNA鑑定(かんてい)によって冤罪事件(えんざいじけん)が証明(しょうめい)され、被告人(ひこくにん)は釈放(しゃくほう)された。

Through DNA testing, the wrongful conviction was proven and the defendant was released.

何十年(なんじゅうねん)もの投獄(とうごく)を経(へ)て冤罪事件(えんざいじけん)の再審(さいしん)が認(みと)められ、社会(しゃかい)に大(おお)きな衝撃(しょうげき)を与(あた)えた。

After decades of imprisonment, a retrial for the wrongful conviction case was granted, sending shockwaves through society.

A compound of 冤罪(えんざい) (false charge, wrongful conviction) and 事件(じけん) (incident, case). Japan has had several high-profile 冤罪事件(えんざいじけん), some involving decades of imprisonment before exoneration.

The topic is significant in Japanese legal discourse because Japan's criminal justice system has a conviction rate of over 99%, leading to debates about whether wrongful convictions are adequately prevented.

Common collocations

冤罪事件(えんざいじけん)の再審(さいしん): retrial of a wrongful conviction case
冤罪事件(えんざいじけん)を防(ふせ)ぐ: to prevent wrongful convictions
冤罪事件(えんざいじけん)の被害者(ひがいしゃ): victim of a wrongful conviction
冤罪事件(えんざいじけん)が相次(あいつ)ぐ: wrongful conviction cases occur one after another

Similar words

冤罪(えんざい): false charge, wrongful conviction — the condition itself, without specifying it as a case
誤認(ごにん)逮捕(たいほ): mistaken arrest — being arrested for the wrong person or crime
無実(むじつ): innocence — the state of being not guilty

Related Words

Compare: 無実(むじつ) (innocence)

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