情状

• 読み: じょうじょう
• ローマ字: jōjō
• 漢字の分解: 情 (jō) — feeling, circumstances; 状 (jō) — condition, state
• 発音: /dʑoːdʑoː/

意味

Circumstances; conditions surrounding an act; mitigating factors considered in judgement.

A formal noun used predominantly in legal and quasi-legal contexts. 情状酌量 (jōjō shakuryō) is the standard phrase meaning 'consideration of mitigating circumstances' in criminal proceedings. Outside law, it can describe the full context that explains why someone acted a certain way.

例文

1. 弁護士は被告人の情状を丁寧に説明した。
2. 情状を鑑みれば、厳罰だけが解決策ではない。
3. 彼の行為には同情すべき情状があると裁判官は認めた。

使い方ガイド

場面: legal, judicial, formal writing

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Compound of 情 (emotion, feeling, situation) and 状 (condition, state of affairs). Together they denote the full situational and emotional backdrop of an event.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Professional