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The Supreme Court overturned a previous decision.
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Vocabulary list

saikousai
noun
  1. Supreme Court
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
genhanketsu
noun
  1. original judgement; judgment in prior instance
gen
prefix
  1. original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
hanketsuwokutsugaesu

Polite Past Indicative Form

hanketsuwokutsugaeshimashita
expression, godan verb
  1. to overrule a decision
hanketsu
noun, suru verb, no adjective
  1. judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
wo
particle
  1. indicates direct object of action
  2. indicates subject of causative expression
  3. indicates an area traversed
  4. indicates time (period) over which action takes place
  5. indicates point of departure or separation of action
  6. indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
kutsugaesu

Polite Past Indicative Form

kutsugaeshimashita
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to overturn; to capsize; to upset
  2. to overthrow (government etc.)
  3. to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.); to overrule

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