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Kotomora

体たい刑けい

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Meanings

1

noun

corporal punishment; physical punishment

Refers to punishment inflicted on the body, such as flogging or caning, as opposed to fines or imprisonment. Used in legal and historical contexts.

2

noun

prison sentence; penal servitude; imprisonment with hard labour

Specifically denotes a sentence involving physical confinement and often hard labor. More formal and legalistic than 懲役.