noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun
fixed-term; definite period
Used in legal, contractual, and administrative contexts to describe something with a set duration, as opposed to indefinite or permanent. Often appears in compounds like 有期契約 (fixed-term contract) or 有期刑 (determinate sentence).
Antonyms: 無期
この仕事は有期契約で、期間は一年です。
This job is a fixed-term contract, and the period is one year.
有期刑と無期刑では、刑
Determinate and indeterminate sentences differ in how the prison term is set.