criminal penalty; legal punishment
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Meanings
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criminal penalty; legal sanction imposed on criminals by judicial organs according to criminal law
formalFormal legal terminology referring specifically to punishments determined by judicial authorities under criminal law, including imprisonment, fines, and death penalty.
Tā他
bèi被
pàn判
chù处
shí十
nián年
yǒu有
qī期
tú徒
xíng刑
de的
xíng刑
fá罚
。
He was sentenced to ten years of fixed-term imprisonment.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
fàn犯
zuì罪
xíng行
wéi为
jiāng将
miàn面
lín临
yán严
lì厉
de的
xíng刑
fá罚
。
This type of criminal behavior will face severe penalties.
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Xíng刑
fá罚
de的
mù目
dì的
bù不
jǐn仅
shì是
chéng惩
fá罚
zuì罪
fàn犯
，
hái还
bāo包
kuò括
jiào教
yù育
hé和
gǎi改
zào造
。
The purpose of criminal punishment is not only to penalize offenders, but also to educate and reform them.
Gǔ古
dài代
Zhōng中
guó国
de的
wǔ五
xíng刑
fá罚
bāo包
kuò括
mò墨
、
yì劓
、
yuè刖
、
gōng宫
、
dà大
pì辟
。
The five punishments in ancient China included tattooing, cutting off the nose, amputation of feet, castration, and death.