弾劾

• 読み: だんがい
• ローマ字: dangai
• 漢字の分解: 弾 (dan/tama) — to attack, accuse, bullet; 劾 (gai) — to indict, to censure
• 発音: /daɴ.ɡaɪ/

意味

Impeachment; denunciation; censure. A formal charge or process brought against a public official for misconduct, abuse of power, or violation of duty.

In the Japanese legal system, the 弾劾裁判所 (Court of Impeachment) is the body by which the National Diet can remove judges found guilty of misconduct. More broadly, 弾劾 refers to any formal challenge or public condemnation of a person in authority. The concept is well-known internationally through US presidential impeachment proceedings.

例文

1. 汚職が発覚した大統領は議会から弾劾された。
2. 裁判官の罷免には弾劾裁判所による手続きが必要だ。
3. 野党は閣僚の言動を問題視し、弾劾決議案を提出した。

使い方ガイド

場面: politics, law, governance, judicial

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Compound of 弾 (to attack, to flick, to accuse) and 劾 (to indict, to censure). Together they convey the formal act of accusing and condemning someone in power.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal