- kensatsu examination, investigation, prosecution
Use in legal or news contexts for the public prosecutor's office; not for everyday investigation.
検察が彼を起訴した。
Kensatsu ga kare o kiso shita.
The prosecution indicted him.
検察は証拠を調べている。
Kensatsu wa shōko o shirabete iru.
The prosecution is examining the evidence.
⚖️ Often confused with 警察 (keisatsu, police), but 検察 is the prosecution; 警察 investigates and arrests.
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