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impeachment trial
A formal judicial proceeding to remove a public official from office for misconduct. In Japan, this specifically refers to the trial of judges by the Judge Impeachment Court established under the Constitution.
その裁判官は弾劾裁判にかけられた。
That judge was subjected to an impeachment trial.
弾劾裁判は国会議員で構成される裁判所が行う。
Impeachment trials are conducted by a court composed of members of the Diet.
弾劾裁判で罷免された裁判官は、法曹資格を失う可能性がある。
A judge dismissed through an impeachment trial may lose their legal professional qualification.
A compound of 弾劾 (impeachment) and 裁判 (trial). In Japan's legal system, the 弾劾裁判所 (Judge Impeachment Court) is a special body prescribed by Article 64 of the Constitution that handles the removal of judges.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 弾劾裁判にかける — to subject someone to an impeachment trial
- 弾劾裁判を開く — to open/hold an impeachment trial
- 弾劾裁判で罷免する — to dismiss through impeachment
- 弾劾裁判所 — the Impeachment Court
RELATED TERMS:
- 弾劾 — impeachment (the accusation or charge itself)
- 罷免 — dismissal from office
- 訴追 — prosecution; bringing charges
- 裁判官訴追委員会 — Judge Indictment Committee (the body that decides whether to bring impeachment charges)
CULTURAL NOTE:
Japan's impeachment system targets only judges, unlike some countries where presidents or other officials can be impeached. The 弾劾裁判所 consists of 14 Diet members (7 from each house). Impeachment cases are rare; only a handful of judges have been removed since the system was established in 1947.