criminal detention; short-term imprisonment
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to sentence to criminal detention; to be punished with short-term imprisonment
formalA formal legal term referring to a specific, lighter type of criminal penalty in Chinese law. It is harsher than administrative detention but lighter than fixed-term imprisonment.
Tā他
yīn因
wēi危
xiǎn险
jià驾
shǐ驶
bèi被
fǎ法
yuàn院
pàn判
chǔ处
jū拘
yì役
sān三
gè个
yuè月
。
He was sentenced by the court to three months of criminal detention for dangerous driving.
Jū拘
yì役
de的
qī期
xiàn限
，
wéi为
yī一
gè个
yuè月
yǐ以
shàng上
liù六
gè个
yuè月
yǐ以
xià下
。
The term for criminal detention is from one month up to six months.
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Tā他
bèi被
jū拘
liú留
le了
shí十
wǔ五
tiān天
，
dàn但
àn案
jiàn件
yán严
zhòng重
，
kě可
néng能
zuì最
zhōng终
bèi被
pàn判
jū拘
yì役
。
He was detained for fifteen days, but the case is serious and he might ultimately be sentenced to criminal detention.