Korean word

진술서

Pronunciation

Romanizationchinsulseo

Meaning

  • nounstatement

Example

사건에 대해 진술서를 작성했습니다.sa geo ne tae hae chin sul seo reul chak sseong haet sseum ni da

I wrote a statement about the incident.

Illustration for 진술서 (statement)

More examples

경찰이 진술서를 확인했다.kyeong cha ri chin sul seo reul hwa gin haet tta

The police checked the statement.

Core concept

A person's account fixed in writing as an official record for an investigation or institutional review.

Common phrases

  • 진술서를 작성하다chin sul seo reul chak sseong ha da

    write a statement

  • 진술서를 제출하다chin sul seo reul che chul ha da

    submit a statement

Similar words

진술chinsul: A spoken account that explains what happened or what someone knows.
진술조서chinsuljoseo: A formal investigation record prepared from answers given during police questioning.
서면진술seomyeonjinsul: A written account of facts submitted as part of an official process.

Definition in Korean

수사기관이나 기관 조사에서 당사자의 말과 사실관계를 정리해 공식 문서로 남긴 서면 기록su sa gi gwa ni na ki gwan cho sa e seo tang sa ja ui mal gwa sa sil gwan gye reul cheong ni hae kong sik mun seo ro nam gin seo myeon ki rok

Word origin

Built from Sino-Korean elements connected with verbal assertion and writing, the word links a person's account with the document that preserves it.

Usage tips

  • English statement covers many everyday situations, but this word strongly signals paperwork and official procedures in Korean.

Other meanings

  • testimonynoun

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