刑事責任(けいじせきにん)

けいじせきにん
noun
criminal liability; criminal responsibility
formallegallaw
1. criminal liability; criminal responsibility
Legal responsibility for acts defined as crimes by criminal law, resulting in punishment such as imprisonment or fines imposed by the state.
刑事責任(けいじせきにん)を問(と)われる可能性(かのうせい)がある。
There is a possibility of being held criminally liable.
十四歳(じゅうよんさい)未満(みまん)の者(もの)は刑事責任(けいじせきにん)を問(と)われない。
Persons under the age of fourteen are not held criminally liable.
精神(せいしん)鑑定(かんてい)の結果(けっか)、刑事責任(けいじせきにん)能力(のうりょく)がないと判断(はんだん)されて不起訴(ふきそ)になった。
As a result of the psychiatric evaluation, it was determined that the person lacked criminal responsibility, and the case was dropped.

A compound of 刑事(けいじ) (criminal, penal) and 責任(せきにん) (responsibility, liability). A core legal concept paired with 民事責任(みんじせきにん) (civil liability).

Common collocations

  • 刑事責任(けいじせきにん)を問(と)う — to hold criminally liable
  • 刑事責任(けいじせきにん)を負(お)う — to bear criminal responsibility
  • 刑事責任(けいじせきにん)能力(のうりょく) — criminal capacity (ability to be held responsible)
  • 刑事責任(けいじせきにん)年齢(ねんれい) — age of criminal responsibility

Key concepts

  • 刑事責任(けいじせきにん)年齢(ねんれい): In Japan, the age of criminal responsibility is 14. Those under 14 cannot be prosecuted under criminal law.
  • 刑事責任(けいじせきにん)能力(のうりょく): The mental capacity to understand that one's actions are wrong and to control one's behavior. Persons found to lack this capacity (心神喪失(しんしんそうしつ)) are not punished.

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Compare: 民事責任(みんじせきにん) (civil liability)
Compare: 刑罰(けいばつ) (criminal punishment)
Compare: 有罪(ゆうざい) (guilty verdict)
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