懲役
Meanings
1
penal servitude; imprisonment with hard labor
A legal term for a sentence of imprisonment that includes mandatory labor. Often contrasted with 禁錮 (imprisonment without compulsory labor).
See also: 禁固
The judge sentenced the defendant to three years of penal servitude.
Usage patterns
- 懲役〈数〉年に処するto sentence someone to X years of penal servitude
The court sentenced the defendant to five years of penal servitude.
- 懲役〈数〉年の判決を受けるto receive a sentence of X years' imprisonment with labor
He received a sentence of three years' penal servitude.
- 懲役を科すto impose a sentence of penal servitude (on someone)
The judge imposed a heavy sentence of penal servitude.