禁固
禁固する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 禁固する | 禁固しない |
| Polite | 禁固します | 禁固しません |
| Past polite | 禁固しました | 禁固しませんでした |
| Past | 禁固した | 禁固しなかった |
| Te-form | 禁固して | 禁固しないで |
| Desire | 禁固したい | 禁固したくない |
| Potential | 禁固できる | 禁固できない |
| Passive | 禁固される | 禁固されない |
| Causative | 禁固させる | 禁固させない |
| Causative passive | 禁固させられる | 禁固させられない |
| Volitional | 禁固しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 禁固しましょう | |
| Imperative | 禁固しろ | 禁固するな |
| Conditional | 禁固すれば | 禁固しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 禁固したら | 禁固しなかったら |
Meanings
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
imprisonment without forced labour; incarceration; confinement
A legal term for imprisonment where the convict is not required to perform labour, unlike 懲役 (imprisonment with forced labour). Used in formal and news contexts.
See also: 懲役
The defendant received a sentence of two years' imprisonment without forced labour.
Please explain the difference between imprisonment without forced labour and imprisonment with forced labour.
Usage patterns
- 禁固〈数〉年imprisonment without labour for ~ years
The court sentenced him to three years' imprisonment without labour.
- 禁固刑に処すto sentence someone to imprisonment without labour
He was sentenced to imprisonment without labour for professional negligence resulting in death.
- 禁固〈数〉年以下imprisonment without labour of not more than ~ years
This offense is punishable by imprisonment without labour of up to three years.