刑事事件

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 刑事事件 (けいじじけん) is a criminal case involving alleged crime and criminal proceedings.
• Basic usage: 民事事件と刑事事件の違い contrasts legal categories; 刑事事件を調べ直す revisits an old criminal case.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Civil and criminal cases
  • The source explicitly contrasts 民事事件 with 刑事事件; later investigation does not change the case's criminal classification.