陪審団による有罪評決が大論争の引き金となった。

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English Translation

The jury's guilty verdict gave rise to widespread debate.

Furigana

陪審団(ばいしんだん)による有罪(ゆうざい)評決(ひょうけつ)が大(だい)論争(ろんそう)の引(ひ)き金(がね)となった。

Romanji

Baishindan niyoru yūzai hyōketsu ga dai ronsō no hikigane to natta.

Words

に依る (による)

by means of; due to; because of; according to

有罪 (ゆうざい)

guilt; culpability

評決 (ひょうけつ)

decision; verdict

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

大 (おお)

big; large

論争 (ろんそう)

controversy; dispute

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

引き金 (ひきがね)

trigger; gunlock

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

成る (なる)

to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...