Nuance Dictionary / Social Situations
미필 mi-pil
Acting with reckless foresight of a harmful outcome, knowing it might happen but pressing forward anyway.
What does 미필 mean?
미필 (mi-pil) means: Acting with reckless foresight of a harmful outcome, knowing it might happen but pressing forward anyway.
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How it's actually used
- 그 화재는 단순 과실이 아니라 미필적 고의에 의한 방화로 볼 여지가 충분합니다.
Geu hwa-jae-neun dan-sun gwa-sil-i a-ni-ra mi-pil-jeok go-ui-e u-i-han bang-hwa-ro bol yeo-ji-ga chung-bun-ham-ni-da.
There is ample room to view that fire not as mere negligence, but as arson committed with willful negligence.
💡 Shows how the term upgrades a mistake into a serious criminal charge by proving mental awareness. - 이 정도 위험성을 알면서도 운전했다면 미필에 해당합니다.
I jeong-do wi-heom-seong-eul al-myeon-seo-do un-jeon-haet-da-myeon mi-pil-e hae-dang-ham-ni-da.
If he drove knowing this level of risk, it falls under conditional intent.
💡 Demonstrates the courtroom shorthand where '미필' alone is used to invoke the full gravity of '미필적 고의'.
Related words in Social Situations
폭풍 pok-pung퇴사 toe-sa초토화 cho-to-hwa가임기 ga-im-gi가성비 ga-seong-bi