petit jury

Japanese: petit jury(英語表記)petitjury
petit jury

...In contrast, in countries with continental European law systems, such as Germany, a lay judge system is used in which ordinary people act as judges to hear and try cases alongside professional judges.
[Grand Jury and Petit Jury]
Juries are broadly divided into "grand juries" and "petit juries," and each has a different role. A "grand jury" is usually made up of 23 jurors (16 to 23 in the United States), and its role is to determine whether there is enough evidence to justify criminal indictment of a person.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "petit jury" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…これに対して,ドイツなどヨーロッパ大陸法系の諸国では,一般人が専門職の裁判官とともに裁判官として事件を審理・裁判する〈参審制〉が行われている。
[大陪審と小陪審]
 陪審には大別して〈大陪審grand jury〉と〈小陪審petit jury,petty jury〉があり,おのおのその役割を異にする。〈大陪審〉は,通常23名以下の陪審員(アメリカの連邦では16名以上23名以下)で構成され,ある者の刑事訴追を相当とするに足るだけの証拠があるかどうかを審査する役割を果たす。…

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