求きゅう刑けい

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求刑する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

prosecution's sentencing recommendation; recommended sentence

Used in criminal trials when the prosecutor states the punishment they are seeking. Often appears as 求刑する or 求刑通り.

〈人ひと〉に〈数すう〉年ねんを求きゅう刑けいするto recommend a sentence of a certain number of years for someone
検けん察さつ官かんは被ひ告こくに懲ちょう役えき5年ねんを求きゅう刑けいした。
The prosecutor recommended a five-year prison sentence for the defendant.
求きゅう刑けい通どおりの判はん決けつa verdict matching the prosecution's recommended sentence
裁さい判ばん所しょは求きゅう刑けい通どおりの判はん決けつを下くだした。
The court handed down a verdict in line with the prosecution's recommended sentence.

量りょう刑けい
量刑 is the judge's determination of the actual sentence, while 求刑 is the specific punishment the prosecutor asks the court to impose.
論ろん告こく
論告 is the prosecutor's entire closing statement summarizing the case, while 求刑 is specifically the sentence the prosecutor asks for within that statement.

判はん決けつN1
判決 is the court's final ruling on guilt and sentence, whereas 求刑 is only the prosecution's request made before that ruling is handed down.
量りょう刑けい
求刑 is the sentence the prosecutor requests, while 量刑 is the sentence the court actually decides on.

Compound of 求 (seek, request) and 刑 (punishment, penalty).