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TOPIK 5verb

회부하다

hoebuhada

회부해요 · 회부했어요 · 회부할 거예요 · 회부하세요

to refer (to a court or committee), to submit

Example

검찰은 그를 재판에 회부했습니다.

The prosecution brought him to trial.

Word parts

회 turn부 attach

Literally 'send around and attach' — passing a case to another body.

Good to know

The passive 회부되다 is very common in news: 재판에 회부되다, 'to be put on trial.'