出廷

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: The written form is 出廷, read しゅってい. Elements for going out and court combine to denote a witness or party appearing in court.
• Basic usage: 証人が出廷する describes a witness actually appearing in court, while 出廷する場面 modifies the scripted scene of that appearance.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• A court appearance at the end
  • An important witness makes a court appearance at the end of the drama. Example: 法廷劇では重要な証人が最後に出廷します。 — An important witness appears in court at the end of the courtroom drama.
• A courtroom scene read in class
  • The class reads a script depicting a witness appearing in court. Example: 授業で証人が出廷する場面の台本を読みました。 — In class, we read a script for the scene in which the witness appears in court.