量りょう刑けい

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

sentencing; assessment of punishment

Legal term for the court's decision on the severity of a sentence, including the type and length of punishment. Used in criminal law contexts.

• 裁さい判ばん官かんは量りょう刑けいを言いい渡わたした。

  The judge handed down the sentence.

• 量りょう刑けいが重おもすぎるという批ひ判はんもある。