主しゅ刑けい

noun

principal penalty; main punishment

Legal term referring to the primary punishment imposed for a crime, as opposed to supplementary penalties. Used in criminal law contexts.

• 刑けい法ほうでは、主しゅ刑けいとして懲ちょう役えきや罰ばっ金きんが定さだめられている。

  Under the Penal Code, imprisonment and fines are stipulated as principal penalties.