破棄

はき
Alternative writings: 破毀
JLPT:N1
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1

The act of tearing up or destroying and discarding items (e.g., documents); disposal by destruction.

NounIrregular VerbTransitive Verb

Examples

個人情報の入った書類はシュレッダーで破棄してください。

Please shred (destroy) any documents that contain personal information.

古いカタログはもう必要ないので、安全に破棄した。

The old catalogs were no longer needed, so I destroyed them securely.

機密文書は焼却して破棄することになっている。

Confidential documents are to be incinerated and destroyed.

2

Annulment or cancellation of something (e.g., a contract); legally or officially voiding or abrogating an agreement.

NounIrregular VerbTransitive Verb

Examples

裁判所はその契約を違法として破棄した。

The court annulled the contract as illegal.

重大な瑕疵が見つかったため、双方は合意の上で契約を破棄した。

Because a major defect was found, both parties agreed to cancel the contract.

条例の一部は後日、行政判断により破棄された。

Part of the regulation was later annulled by an administrative decision.

3

Reversal or quashing of a lower court's ruling on appeal; to set aside a prior judgment in judicial proceedings.

NounIrregular VerbTransitive Verb

Examples

控訴審は一審の判決を破棄し、差し戻した。

The appellate court quashed the first-instance judgment and remanded the case.

弁護側は証拠不十分を理由に判決の破棄を求めた。

The defense sought to have the judgment overturned on the grounds of insufficient evidence.

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