刑U+52116 STROKES
Entry·pron. xíng
ㄒㄧㄥˊ
“Punishment; penalty; sentence; torture; corporal punishment; to punish; to take as a model; to emulate.”
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- 死刑ㄙˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊdeath penalty; capital punishment; execution of a person as a legal sentence
- 判刑ㄆㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊto sentence (a convicted person) to a penalty; to impose a criminal sentence; to pass a sentence on someone
- 刑事ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄕˋrelating to criminal law; penal; involving criminal prosecution rather than civil matters.
- 徒刑ㄊㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊprison sentence; court-imposed term of imprisonment, often with compulsory labor; may be fixed-term or life.
- 刑法ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄈㄚˇcriminal law; law governing crimes and punishments; (archaic) corporal punishment
- 有期徒刑ㄧㄡˇ ㄑㄧˊ ㄊㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊfixed-term imprisonment; a prison sentence for a set period, not life; the offender serves time in prison and performs required labor.
- 受刑人ㄕㄡˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄖㄣˊa person serving a prison sentence; an inmate; a convicted prisoner currently undergoing punishment.
- 刑警ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄥˇcriminal police; detective; investigator in criminal cases.
- 服刑ㄈㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊto serve a prison sentence; to be incarcerated as punishment.
- 緩刑ㄏㄨㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊa suspended sentence; a court order that delays execution of a criminal sentence for a set period under certain conditions
- 刑事局ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄕˋ ㄐㄩˊabbreviation for Criminal Investigation Bureau; Taiwan's police agency for major crime investigation
- 無期徒刑ㄨˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄊㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊlife imprisonment; a sentence of incarceration for life with no fixed term; the most severe form of deprivation of liberty.
- 刑罰ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄈㄚˊpunishment imposed by the state according to law; metaphorically, suffering or hardship.
- 刑責ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄗㄜˊcriminal liability; punishment imposed by law; legal penalty for an offense.
- 刑部ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄨˋMinistry of Justice in imperial China; one of the Six Ministries handling criminal law and prison affairs from the Sui dynasty onward
- 刑案ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄢˋcriminal case; legal case involving a crime
- 刑期ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄧˊlength of a prison sentence; term of imprisonment
- 酷刑ㄎㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊcruel and brutal punishment; severe torture
- 減刑ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊlegally reduce a finalized criminal sentence; commute punishment
- 行刑ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊto carry out a penal sentence; to execute a punishment
- 嚴刑ㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊsevere punishment; harsh penalty; torture
- 重刑ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊsevere punishment; heavy penalty; harsh sentence
- 量刑ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊto determine a criminal sentence; judicial sentencing based on offense severity, motive, and remorse
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