事情聴取(じじょうちょうしゅ)

じじょうちょうしゅ
noun
questioning; interview (by police)
formallegallawcommunication
1. questioning; interview (by police or investigators)
Asking a person, such as a suspect, witness or victim, about the circumstances of an incident, usually by the police. News reports often use it for questioning that has not yet led to an arrest.
警察(けいさつ)で事情聴取(じじょうちょうしゅ)を受(う)けた。
I was questioned at the police station.
目撃者(もくげきしゃ)に事情聴取(じじょうちょうしゅ)が行(おこな)われた。
The witnesses were questioned.
警察(けいさつ)は運転手(うんてんしゅ)から事情聴取(じじょうちょうしゅ)をして、事故(じこ)の原因(げんいん)を調(しら)べている。
The police are questioning the driver to find out the cause of the accident.

Usage

In the news, 任意(にんい)で事情聴取(じじょうちょうしゅ)する (voluntary questioning) signals that the person has not been arrested. The word is not limited to suspects: witnesses and victims are also questioned this way.

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Compare: 取(と)り調(しら)べ (interrogation, usually of a suspect…)
Compare: 聞(き)き込(こ)み (police door-to-door inquiries)
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Added 2026.10.11 22:45 · Revised 2026.10.11 22:47
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