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TOPIK 6noun

국민참여재판

gungminchamyeojaepan [궁민차며재판]

국민참여재판이 · 국민참여재판을

citizen participation trial (Korea's jury-style trial)

Example

피고인은 국민참여재판을 신청할 수 있습니다.

The defendant can request a citizen participation trial.

Word parts

국 nation민 people참 join여 take part재 judge판 decide

Literally 'trial with the people taking part'; introduced in Korea in 2008.

Good to know

Pronounced [궁민차며재판]: 국민 nasalizes to [궁민].