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status; rank; position

NounSino-Korean: 身分

  1. 1

    status; rank; position

    An individual's role or position within a society.

    Korean definition: 개인이 사회에서 가지는 역할이나 지위.

    • Students should dress neatly as befits their status.

    • To catch the criminal, the police officer hid his identity and acted as if he weren't a cop.

  2. 2

    status; rank

    A status or rank given institutionally to an individual in a feudal society.

    Korean definition: 봉건 사회에서 제도적으로 개인에게 주어진 지위나 서열.

    • In the Joseon era, one's occupation was determined by social rank.

    • Born the son of a slave, he could not escape his status and lived his whole life as a slave.

  3. 3

    position; status

    One's position in a trial, lawsuit, case, etc.

    Korean definition: 재판이나 소송, 사건 등에서 가지는 지위.

    • The public official who took bribes stood in court as a defendant.

    • Having been assaulted, I went to the police station as the victim and demanded punishment of the assailant.