death with reprieve; suspended death sentence
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death penalty with a two-year reprieve; suspended death sentence
technicalA specific legal term in Chinese criminal law. The convict is sentenced to death but given a two-year reprieve from execution. Based on their behavior during this period, the sentence may be commuted to life imprisonment or carried out.
Tā他
bèi被
pàn判
chǔ处
sǐ死
huǎn缓
。
He was sentenced to death with a reprieve.
Sǐ死
huǎn缓
qī期
jiān间
rú如
guǒ果
biǎo表
xiàn现
liáng良
hǎo好
，
kě可
yǐ以
jiǎn减
wéi为
wú无
qī期
tú徒
xíng刑
。
If the prisoner behaves well during the reprieve period, the sentence can be commuted to life imprisonment.
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Zhè这
shì是
Zhōng中
guó国
xíng刑
fǎ法
zhōng中
tè特
yǒu有
de的
sǐ死
huǎn缓
zhì制
dù度
。
This is the unique system of death with reprieve in Chinese criminal law.