sentence; impose penalty
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to sentence (someone to a punishment); to impose (a penalty)
formalFormal legal term used in judicial and criminal law contexts to indicate the imposition of a sentence or penalty by a court.
Fǎ法
yuàn院
kē科
chǔ处
bèi被
gào告
sān三
nián年
tú徒
xíng刑
。
The court sentenced the defendant to three years' imprisonment.
Fù附
jiā加
xíng刑
jì既
kě可
yǐ以
dān单
dú独
shǐ使
yòng用
，
yòu又
kě可
yǐ以
yǔ与
zhǔ主
xíng刑
hé合
bìng并
kē科
chǔ处
。
Additional punishments can be used independently or combined with principal punishments.
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Fǎ法
guān官
jué决
dìng定
kē科
chǔ处
fá罚
jīn金
shí十
wàn万
yuán元
。
The judge decided to impose a fine of one hundred thousand yuan.