imprisonment; custodial sentence; penalty restricting freedom
Legal term referring to punishments that restrict personal liberty, primarily imprisonment. Used in formal or legal contexts.
Custodial sentences include imprisonment with labor and imprisonment without labor.
The court handed down a custodial sentence to the defendant.
Compound of 自由 (freedom) and 刑 (punishment), literally 'freedom punishment'. A modern legal term coined to describe penalties that restrict personal liberty.