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裁く

さばく

to judge; to try (a case); to pass judgment on

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Examples

  1. 罪を犯した者は法によって裁かれる。

    つみをおかしたものはほうによってさばかれる。

    Those who commit crimes are judged by the law.

  2. 誰がこの事件を裁くのでしょうか。

    だれがこのじけんをさばくのでしょうか。

    Who is going to try this case?

  3. 人が人を裁くのは難しいことだ。

    ひとがひとをさばくのはむずかしいことだ。

    It is a hard thing for one person to sit in judgment on another.

Common patterns

法で裁く
to judge by law
罪を裁く
to pass judgment on a crime
裁判で裁かれる
to be tried in court

Memory tip

To sit in judgment, legally or morally — not 判断する, which is simply deciding or assessing. The homophone 捌く (handling stock, gutting a fish) is a different verb entirely.

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