This is the 17298th most frequent Korean word.
선고한
"선고한" means "declared" or "pronounced" in English.
Here, '선고' conveys the act of diagnosing or declaring a critical condition, showing its application outside of legal contexts.
의사는 그의 병을 치명적이라고 선고했다.
The doctor diagnosed his disease as fatal.
'선고' is employed to describe the judge's act of formally giving a sentence to a defendant.
판사는 범죄자에게 5년형을 선고했다.
The judge sentenced the criminal to five years in prison.
In this sentence, '선고' is used in the legal context to refer to the formal pronouncement of a judgment or sentence.