Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 前官禮遇

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeon'gwannyeu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeongwan'yeu
McCune–Reischauer?chŏn'gwannyeu
Yale Romanization?cenkwannyeywu

Noun

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전관예우 (jeon'gwanyeu) (hanja 前官禮遇)

  1. Informal arrangement in the South Korean legal system whereby retired judges and public prosecutors who go on to become lawyers in private practice receive special treatment from their incumbent former colleagues.