판결

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 判決, from 判 (“judging”) + 決 (“deciding”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?pan'gyeol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?pangyeol
McCune–Reischauer?p'an'gyŏl
Yale Romanization?phankyel

Noun

판결 • (pan'gyeol) (hanja 判決)

  1. A judgment, either of fact or of right and wrong.
  2. (law) A formal legal judgment rendered by a court.
    유죄 판결을 받다 ― yujoe pan'gyeor-eul batda ― to be found guilty
    무죄 판결을 받다 ― mujoe pan'gyeor-eul batda ― to be found not guilty

Derived terms

  • 판결문 (判決文, pan'gyeolmun, “the text of a court decision”)
  • 판결하다 (判決—, pan'gyeolhada, “to pass judgment”)
  • 판결되다 (判決—, pan'gyeoldoeda, “to have judgment passed”)
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