판결

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 判決, from 判 (“judging”) + 決 (“deciding”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pʰa̠nɡjʌ̹ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [판결]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	pan'gyeol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	pangyeol
McCune–Reischauer?	p'an'gyŏl
Yale Romanization?	phankyel

Noun

판결 • (pan'gyeol) (hanja 判決)

1. A judgment, either of fact or of right and wrong.
2. (law) A formal legal judgment rendered by a court.

Derived terms

• 판결문 (判決文, pan'gyeolmun, “the text of a court decision”)
• 판결하다 (判決—, pan'gyeolhada, “to pass judgment”)
• 판결되다 (判決—, pan'gyeoldoeda, “to have judgment passed”)