宣告
せんこく
Meanings
- Noun, する verb, Transitive sentencing; pronouncement of a verdict; passing of sentence
- declaration (of a diagnosis, bankruptcy, decision, etc.); announcement; pronouncement
Kanji
Example sentences
- 何年か前には、結核にかかっていると知らされることは死の宣告を聞くのに等しかった。
Some years ago, learning that one had tuberculosis amounted to hearing a sentence of death. - その遺言は法廷で無効と宣告された。
The will was declared void by the court. - 裁判官は彼に死刑を宣告した。
The judge condemned him to death. - 殺人の有罪宣告を受け、彼は終身刑を科せられた。
Having been convicted of murder, he was sentenced to life imprisonment. - 判事は彼に禁固１年を宣告した。
The judge sentenced him to one year's imprisonment.
Common phrases
Words containing 宣告
- 破産宣告 (はさんせんこく) adjudication of bankruptcy
- 余命宣告 (よめいせんこく) telling a patient how long they have left to live
- 失踪宣告 (しっそうせんこく) court decision declaring a missing person legally dead
And 3 more.