裁く

さばく

Meanings

Godan verb, Transitive to judge; to try; to sit in judgement (on); to decide (on)

その道路は現在の交通量をさばききれない。
The road is inadequate for the amount of traffic which it carries.
首相は記者会見で難しい質問をうまくさばいた。
The prime minister fielded some tough questions at the press conference.
神が御子を世に遣わされたのは、世を裁くためでなく、御子によって、世が救われるためである。
For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
誰がこの事件を裁くのでしょうか。
Who is going to try this case?
日本に住む外国人も、日本の法律に準じて裁かれる。
Foreigners who live in Japan are judged according to Japanese laws.