- shinkokuzai offense requiring a formal complaint in order to prosecute
This legal term appears in serious discussions about criminal law, usually in court or news reports about a crime.
親告罪の場合は告訴が必要だ。
Shinkokuzai no baai wa kokoku ga hitsuyou da.
In offenses requiring a formal complaint, a criminal charge is necessary.
この罪は親告罪にあたる。
Kono tsumi wa shinkokuzai ni ataru.
This crime falls under offenses requiring a formal complaint.
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