WordTaiwan frequency #19,350
酷刑
ㄎㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ
“cruel and brutal punishment; severe torture”
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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
- 殘酷ㄘㄢˊ ㄎㄨˋcruel; causing suffering or pain; merciless, harsh.
- 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.
- 冷酷ㄌㄥˇ ㄎㄨˋcold and cruel; showing no mercy; emotionally cold; harsh and unfeeling toward others
- 緩刑ㄏㄨㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊa suspended sentence; a court order that delays execution of a criminal sentence for a set period under certain conditions