Trial in absentia

Japanese: 欠席裁判 - けっせきさいばん

〘noun〙① A trial in which the defendant is absent. It is held as an exception in certain cases in criminal proceedings. *Hanamama Uguisu (1887-88), Suehiro Tetsucho, Vol. 2 "Takeda received a light five-year sentence in a trial without a seat." ② = kesseki hanketsu (judgment in absentia) ③ To make a decision about a person without the person being present, or to criticize someone who is not present. *Broadcast Stories (1946), Wada Shinkata, Vol. 3 "When I came to work during the New Year holidays, he was furious and fuming, saying, 'It's outrageous to have a trial in absentia.'"

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 被告人が欠席したままでする裁判。刑事訴訟で特定の場合に例外として行なわれる。※花間鶯（1887‐88）〈末広鉄腸〉下「武田は闕席裁判(ケッセキサイバン)で五年の軽禁錮」② ＝けっせきはんけつ（欠席判決）③ ある人にかかわることがらを、本人不在のまま決めてしまったり、その場にいない人を批判したりすること。※放送ばなし（1946）〈和田信賢〉三「正月になって出勤して来ると大変な怒り方で『欠席裁判とはけしからん』とプンプンである」

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