criminal liability; penal responsibility
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Meanings
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criminal liability; legal responsibility for violating criminal law
technicalA legal term referring to the negative legal consequences that a person must bear after committing a criminal act prohibited by criminal law. This includes various penalties such as control, detention, fixed-term imprisonment, life imprisonment, and the death penalty.
Tā他
bì必
xū须
wèi为
zì自
jǐ己
de的
fàn犯
zuì罪
xíng行
wéi为
fù负
xíng刑
shì事
zé责
rèn任
。
He must bear criminal responsibility for his criminal acts.
Nián年
mǎn满
shí十
liù六
zhōu周
suì岁
de的
rén人
fàn犯
zuì罪
，
yīng应
dāng当
fù负
xíng刑
shì事
zé责
rèn任
。
Persons who have reached the age of sixteen shall bear criminal responsibility for crimes.
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Yóu由
yú于
qíng情
jié节
qīng轻
wēi微
，
tā他
bèi被
miǎn免
chú除
le了
xíng刑
shì事
zé责
rèn任
。
Due to minor circumstances, he was exempted from criminal liability.
Fǎ法
yuàn院
jué决
dìng定
zhuī追
jiū究
tā他
de的
xíng刑
shì事
zé责
rèn任
。
The court decided to prosecute him for criminal liability.