Refers to a legal penalty or criminal sentence. Also used as a suffix in compounds like 死刑 (death penalty) or 懲役刑 (prison sentence).
He received a sentence for theft.
I think the punishment for that crime is too severe.
The court sentenced the defendant to five years in prison.
He admitted his guilt and was given a sentence.
The death penalty is carried out inside the prison.
The appeal was rejected, and the sentence became final.
prison; jail; penitentiary
criminal law; penal code
punishment; penalty; sentence
serving a sentence; undergoing punishment
prison sentence without suspension; actual imprisonment
prison term; sentence
prosecution's sentencing recommendation; recommended sentence
reduction of penalty; commutation of sentence
death by hanging; execution by hanging
sentencing; assessment of punishment
prison affairs; correctional matters
exile; banishment; deportation
vigilantism; lynching; extrajudicial punishment
capital punishment; death penalty; maximum penalty
imprisonment (as a penalty)
execution ground; place of execution
crucifixion
burning at the stake; execution by burning
principal penalty; main punishment
five punishments of ancient China · five punishments of the ritsuryō system
corporal punishment; physical punishment · prison sentence; penal servitude; imprisonment with hard labour
model; pattern; example to follow
to punish (especially with death)
ex-convict; having served time · eunuch
instruments of punishment; torture devices
criminal law books; penal code
penalty designations; names of punishments