送検

• 読み: そうけん
• ローマ字: sōken
• 漢字の分解: 送 (sō/oku) — to send, transmit; 検 (ken) — inspection, prosecutor (abbrev. of 検察)
• 発音: /soː.keɴ/

意味

Sending a case to the public prosecutor; referral for prosecution. The procedural transfer of a case from police to the prosecutor's office.

A key step in Japan's criminal justice process. After investigation and arrest, police 送検 (refer) a suspect to the 検察庁 (public prosecutors' office), which then decides whether to prosecute (起訴) or not (不起訴). The term frequently appears in news reports about arrests. Full form: 検察庁に送検する.

例文

1. 容疑者は逮捕から48時間以内に検察に送検された。
2. 書類送検により、在宅のまま捜査が続けられる場合もある。
3. 警察が詐欺容疑で5名を一斉に送検した。

使い方ガイド

場面: law, criminal justice, news, police

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Compound of 送 (to send, transmit) and 検 (inspection, prosecutor — short for 検察). The abbreviated character 検 here refers to 検察庁 (prosecutors' office). The term is a technical procedural abbreviation that has become standard in legal journalism.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Universal