JLPT N1 Advanced
刑罰
Legal punishment or criminal sentence
Readings
Other forms
罰 batsu, a more general word for "punishment"
Noun
Criminal Punishment / Sentence
A formal sanction imposed by the state under penal law against an individual convicted of a crime.
Example
彼 は 窃盗 の 罪 で 重い 刑罰 を 受けた 。
He received a heavy punishment for the crime of theft.
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